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Stock photo of two people reviewing medical bills at a table. On the table are a laptop, a calculator, and several papers.
September 5, 2025

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) is leading a bipartisan effort to protect Maine families, seniors and small business owners from massive health care premium price spikes by extending tax credits that help individuals afford health insurance plans on the state’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace, CoverME.gov.

Issues:Health Care
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Office Hours - Winthrop Town Office - September 18, 2025
August 26, 2025

WASHINGTON — Staff from the Office of Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) will host Constituent Services Office Hours from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, September 18, at Winthrop Town Hall. 

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August 15, 2025

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today introduced the Secure Trade Act, legislation that would assert Congress’ role in crafting trade policy and target countries of concern to improve the United States’ economic security. 

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Eastport, Maine
August 4, 2025

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) is supporting the Securing Ports and America’s Commerce and Economy (CBP SPACE) Act, which would prevent Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from offloading additional costs and responsibilities onto local ports while threatening closure for noncompliance. 

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Stock photograph of a bridge under construction, with cranes operating over the bridge platform.
July 25, 2025

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today introduced the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, a bill to modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to streamline the permitting process and return the law to its intended purpose as a procedural statute for assessing the environmental impa

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A man straightens up a stack of booklets titled "Budget of the U.S. Federal Government."
July 24, 2025

WASHINGTON— With the national debt topping $36 trillion and interest payments now exceeding spending on Medicare and national defense, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) has signed on as the lead Democratic cosponsor of the Fiscal Contingency Preparedness Act, introduced today by Congressmen Ben Cline (VA-06).

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July 23, 2025

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) today introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Loggers Economic Assistance and Relief Act, which would establish a new program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support loggers who have lost income due to natural disasters.

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Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) speaks during a hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
July 22, 2025

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) is urging the House Natural Resources Committee (HNRC) to protect Maine’s lobstermen from new regulations related to the protection of the North Atlantic right whale until 2035. 

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July 18, 2025

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), successfully secured several provisions in the House’s Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act that would steer billions of federal dollars to support Maine manufacturing.

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July 17, 2025

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today was joined by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and other federal union leaders and Members of Congress to push for a vote on H.R. 2550, the Protect America’s Workforce Act of 2025.