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FARMINGTON — U.S. Rep. Jared Golden shared his support of universal health care for all citizens during a town hall meeting Tuesday at Franklin Memorial Hospital.
It was his first town hall since being elected in November, he said.
"It is my strong belief that the only way to get a strong health care system in place is to have universal coverage for every American citizen," Golden, D-Maine, said to the nearly 60 people in attendance.
He said three things were necessary for an efficient health care system.
FARMINGTON, Maine (WABI) - A health-care focused Town Hall meeting in Farmington gave area residents a chance to speak directly to their Congressman.
Second District Representative Jared Golden held the event at Franklin Memorial Hospital Tuesday night.
Golden answered questions and spoke to the crowd about what he'd like to see happen moving forward, his work to lower costs and improve access to care across the state.
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and Congressman Jared Golden want the IRS to reopen Bangor's Taxpayer Assistance Center.
The IRS decided to shutter that facility which provides free help.
The IRS says the closure is temporary, but the lawmakers say that's what was said about a center in Presque Isle that closed last year and remains closed.
Collins, King and Golden also wants the IRS to explain how it plans to work with rural residents moving forward.
Demographically, Maine is the oldest state in the nation, and so the health of the Social Security system is of particular importance here. Nearly a quarter-million Mainers receive benefits that average $1300 per month.
Some Democrats on Capitol Hll are backing changes that would bolster the system, and Maine's own Congressional delegation is looking closely at a sweeping overhaul proposal that would gradually increase the tax on earnings.
WASHINGTON -- Senator Angus King (I-ME) and Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation today to level the playing field for the logging trade with other agricultural fields, ready young Mainers for good jobs in the forest products industry, and support Maine's family logging businesses. The Future Loggers Careers Act allows 16- and 17-year-olds to learn the logging trade under parental supervision so that they may carry on and contribute to the family business.
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine went toe-to-toe Friday on the floor of the House of Representatives with a Republican leader over a Democratic proposal to ease voting and promote public financing of campaigns.
After the minority leader, California's Kevin McCarthy, blasted the measure as something "the Democrat socialist majority" wants "to take more of your money and give it to the politicians," Golden fired back.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A package of more than 100 federal lands bills that the U.S. House of Representatives passed last week includes the Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act.
The Senate had passed the omnibus lands bill earlier last month. So, now all that is needed for it to become law is the president's signature.
The Acadia portion of the 260-page bill validates the National Park Service's 2015 expansion of the park's boundary to include 1,441 acres of donated land on the Schoodic Peninsula. A large portion of that land is now the Schoodic Woods Campground.
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed HR 1, the Democratic-backed election reform bill that includes an amendment from Maine 2nd District Rep. Jared Golden providing the rules for public financing for congressional races. The floor debate over that amendment Friday triggered a heated exchange between Golden and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden on Tuesday laid out what he called his "health care road map."
During last year's tough 2nd Congressional District race, Golden said, "I told Mainers I would work to help make good health care available and affordable for everyone."
Federal legislation sponsored by Maine Reps. Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree, both Democrats, will allow clam and worm harvesters to continue to work in intertidal zones around Acadia National Park, and will also allow the park to expand through a 1,400-acre donation on the Schoodic Peninsula.
The House approved the bill Tuesday – it has already been approved by the Senate – and it will now be sent to President Trump's desk to be signed into law, according to a statement issued by Golden's office.