Press Releases

February 11, 2019 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - As the United States and China conduct trade negotiations, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) and Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Jared Golden (D-ME) joined a bipartisan group in sending a letter to the Trump Administration asking that the U.S. potato industry be a priority in the ongoing talks.

February 11, 2019 Press Release
Golden: “The American people, myself included, are frustrated with Congress and the president and we’re angry at the harm inflicted on federal workers and their families.”

WASHINGTON — Following news that talks to keep the government open had broken down, U.S. Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) urged congressional negotiators today to come back to the table and make a deal.

February 7, 2019 Press Release
Changes to NAFTA text still needed on enforceable labor and environmental standards, outsourcing incentives

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13), Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Congressman Bill Pascrell (NJ-09), and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) responded to President Trump’s State of the Union speech in which he praised his NAFTA 2.0 agreement.

February 6, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON U.S. Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released a statement following the president’s State of the Union address. Prior to the start of the speech, Congressman Golden also shared his thoughts on his Twitter page.

February 1, 2019 Press Release
BIW hosted a keel laying ceremony for the USS Carl M. Levin

Bath, ME – Today, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer joined U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden to participate in the keel laying ceremony for the USS Carl M. Levin (DDG-120) at Bath Iron Works (BIW).  

January 30, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) has been appointed to the House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure for the 116th Congress. Golden takes the subcommittee gavel as Maine’s infrastructure needs grow more severe and continue to impact business growth.

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January 29, 2019 Press Release
Congressmen: 800,000 federal workers and their families were denied their pay during the shutdown. It’s time lawmakers faced the same consequences.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Congressmen Jared Golden (ME-02), joined by Reps. Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) and Max Rose (NY-11), introduced a bipartisan bill today to withhold pay from members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President during a government shutdown.

January 28, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released a statement following the announcement that an agreement had been reached to end the government shutdown.

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