参议员苏珊·柯林斯（共和党-缅因州）指责一位民主党同僚阻挠保护缅因州龙虾产业免受拜登时代联邦法规影响的努力，尽管该立法可能在下个月于参议院获得动力。
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, accused a Democratic colleague of obstructing efforts to protect Maine's lobster industry from Biden-era federal regulations, even as the legislation could gain momentum in the Senate next month.
柯林斯的批评之际，参议员玛丽亚·坎特韦尔（民主党-华盛顿州）准备访问缅因州听取龙虾捕捞者的意见，此前她曾反对延长监管宽限的努力。与此同时，参议院商务委员会主席泰德·克鲁兹（共和党-得克萨斯州）本周承诺，国会11月复会时将推进该立法。
Collins' criticism comes as Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., prepares to visit Maine to hear from lobstermen after previously opposing efforts to extend regulatory relief. Meanwhile, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, pledged this week to advance the legislation when Congress returns in November.
柯林斯对福克斯新闻数字版表示：“我很高兴坎特韦尔参议员终于要来缅因州听取我们龙虾捕捞者的意见。2022年，坎特韦尔参议员曾反对缅因州国会代表团为叫停威胁龙虾捕捞者生计的拜登法规所做的努力，而今年她一直在阻挠延长我们在2022年争取到的监管暂停期的法案。”
"I'm glad that Sen. Cantwell is coming to Maine to finally listen to our lobstermen," Collins told Fox News Digital. "In 2022, Sen. Cantwell worked against the Maine delegation's effort to halt the Biden regulations that threatened lobstermen's livelihoods, and this year she has been blocking the bill to extend the regulatory pause that we secured in 2022." The legislation, introduced by Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, and Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., passed the House in September. The bill would extend an existing pause on new federal regulations intended to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale through 2035, giving Maine's lobster industry additional time before potentially costly restrictions take effect.
该立法由众议员贾里德·戈尔登（民主党-缅因州）和迈克·劳勒（共和党-纽约州）提出，于9月在众议院通过。该法案将把旨在保护濒危北大西洋露脊鲸的新联邦法规的现有暂停期延长至2035年，让缅因州龙虾产业在可能代价高昂的限制生效前获得更多时间。
Cruz's announcement follows a September letter from Collins and Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, urging the Senate Commerce Committee to advance the Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act.
克鲁兹的表态是在柯林斯和参议员安格斯·金（无党籍-缅因州）9月致信参议院商务委员会，敦促推进《东北部龙虾捕捞者保护法案》之后作出的。
"This pause is necessary to protect Maine's lobster fishery, which is essential to the state's economy and coastal communities. According to the Maine Lobstermen's Association, the lobster industry supports an estimated $2 billion in annual economic activity and more than 17,500 jobs," the senators wrote.
两位参议员在信中写道：“这一暂停期对于保护缅因州龙虾渔业至关重要，而龙虾渔业对该州经济和沿海社区必不可少。根据缅因州龙虾捕捞者协会的数据，龙虾产业每年支持约20亿美元的经济活动和17500多个就业岗位。”
In a statement, Cruz credited Collins with helping advance the legislation, saying her leadership has been "instrumental" in efforts to protect "Maine's lobstermen from burdensome regulations." "I hope we can move this bill without changes or further delay to put on President Trump's desk as soon as possible," Cruz added.
在一份声明中，克鲁兹将推动该立法的功劳归于柯林斯，称她的领导力在保护“缅因州龙虾捕捞者免受繁重法规约束”的努力中发挥了“关键作用”。“我希望我们能在不作修改、不再拖延的情况下推动该法案，尽快送交特朗普总统签署，”克鲁兹补充道。
Cantwell is expected to attend a listening session with Maine lobstermen alongside Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson at an event hosted by the Maine Lobster Union.
坎特韦尔预计将与民主党参议员候选人特洛伊·杰克逊一同出席由缅因州龙虾工会主办的活动，与缅因州龙虾捕捞者举行倾听会。
The visit comes amid accusations from Collins and Cruz that Cantwell previously worked against efforts to provide longer-term relief for the state's lobster industry.
此次访问正值柯林斯和克鲁兹指责坎特韦尔此前曾阻挠为该州龙虾产业提供长期救济的努力之际。坎特韦尔和杰克逊均未回应福克斯新闻数字频道的多次置评请求。
Cantwell and Jackson did not respond to Fox News Digital’s multiple requests for comment.