All three cited sources are reachable and each documents the CHAMPIONED outcome for this promise, with every cited quote appearing verbatim. Source 1 (PRIMARY, king.senate.gov) confirms the headline "King Champions Provision To Pause Lobster Gear Regulations on Senate Floor" (Dec 21, 2022) and the quote "The third thing it does is pause the economic death sentence. It pauses the ruling that says this has to be finished in two years," documenting King delivering Senate-floor remarks championing the pause. Source 3 (PRIMARY, king.senate.gov, Dec 20, 2022) confirms verbatim that the provision "Deems the current right whale rules sufficient to ensure the continued operation of the lobster and Jonah crab fisheries for six years (through December 31, 2028)" and that King co-authored it. Source 2 (Bangor Daily News, Dec 20, 2022) independently corroborates that King co-authored/inserted the six-year pause and contains both cited quote fragments — meaning the leadership claim is not solely self-sourced. The evidence shows King going beyond a mere vote to co-author, floor-champion, and secure into law the Dec 2022 provision pausing new federal lobster gear regulations to protect Maine lobstermen, directly fulfilling the promise to keep fighting federal right-whale regulations. CHAMPIONED does not overstate the record; it is well-supported. Confidence held slightly below the original 0.95 because the "champions" framing originates partly in King's own release, though independent reporting confirms the substantive co-authorship and leadership role.