Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) voted today in favor of House Concurrent Resolution 86, a resolution under the War Powers Act to remove the United States from hostilities against Iran.
Golden opposed earlier War Powers resolutions, in recognition that the administration had, to that point, met its obligations to notify Congress and provide updates under the War Powers Act of 1973.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today announced the introduction of three amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would protect domestic shipbuilding and ensure combat boots worn by service members are made in America.
The amendments will be considered by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), when it reviews and finalizes the NDAA during a markup scheduled for tomorrow.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced his bipartisan U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act, had passed the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform unanimously by a vote of 40-0.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) introduced bipartisan legislation today to extend for five years a program to provide increased Medicare matching funds to rural hospitals including facilities in Ellsworth and Presque Isle.
LEWISTON, Maine — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement today, following the fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber mill in Searsmont on Friday that killed Morrill Firefighter Andrew Cross, 27, and injured several other first responders and civilians:
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that he will introduce an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to prohibit any funds from being used to produce American warships, or parts of warships, overseas.
During a hearing today in the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), Golden questioned top officials from the U.S. Navy about the Navy Shipbuilding Plan. The plan includes a request for Congressional authority to move a portion of American shipbuilding overseas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jared Golden announced today he will begin accepting nomination applications from Maine high school students for appointments to the United States service academies operated by the Army, Navy, Air Force and Merchant Marines. No nomination is required to apply to the United States Coast Guard Academy.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today announced he would vote in favor of a ‘clean’ war powers resolution to remove the United States from hostilities against Iran.
One such resolution, H.Con.Res.86, sponsored by Congressman Gregory Meeks (NY-05), will become eligible for a floor vote as early as next week.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today won the support of the White House for his legislation to protect Maine’s lobstermen from new regulations related to the North Atlantic right whale until 2035.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today reintroduced the bipartisan Promoting the Unbiased Role of Employees in the Executive Act (PURE Executive Act) with Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02).
The bipartisan bill imposes a five-year ban on senior executive branch employees from lobbying an agency where they had been employed. It also creates a lifetime ban on senior executive branch employees lobbying for foreign governments or companies tied to them.