Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Statement on September 1st Rule Vote

Resources / Press Share on Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Statement on September 1st Rule Vote Sep 01, 2026 Press Sunday night my son pulled his first fish out of the Columbia River. What the DC bubble doesn’t get is that working waterfronts require working people. Nature is not a terrarium–and you don’t get effective environmentalism without the input of people who make their livelihoods and heritage on the water-whether we’re talking about lobsters or sea lions–working people need a seat at the table and electeds need to listen to them, not data from the 1990s. Share on