Golden votes against GOP’s reconciliation framework

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) voted today against Republicans’ partisan reconciliation framework. 

“While we don’t know the details of the Republicans’ reconciliation plan yet, I've watched the GOP run this play before and I’m not expecting it to add up to anything good for Maine,” Golden said. “I’ll keep an open mind and will assess whatever they pull together on the merits. But I’m not going to grease the skids for the majority to write a partisan bill behind closed doors.”

The vote passed the House in a party-line 216-214vote.

Background:

Reconciliation is a budgetary maneuver that allows the majority party to amend the current budget and bypass the 60-vote threshold for passage in the Senate.

The resolution before the House today begins the process with a framework that outlines $95 billion in new spending to be drafted by the committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Intelligence, and House Administration. Their proposals will then be lumped together into one bill to be laid before the full House of Representatives. 

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