Press Releases

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement tonight in response to the state Department of Marine Resources (DMR) announcing its decision to withdraw a proposed rule to increase the minimum size requirements for lobster to be caught in Maine, and pledging that lobstermen will be consulted in any future conservation proposals for the fishery: 

WASHINGTON –– Reps. Jared Golden (ME-02) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) today introduced legislation to establish a bipartisan select committee that will examine electoral methods and recommend reforms to reduce political polarization and strengthen our democracy. 

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law on Sunday:

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) tonight voted for a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government open until March 14, provide disaster relief funding and extend the must-pass Farm Bill for one year. 

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) tonight voted against a GOP plan to extend government funding for three months while suspending the debt limit for two years. 

WASHINGTON — This week, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and U.S. Representative Jared Golden, secured final congressional approval for the replacement and restoration of the Cherryfield Fishway. Passed as a provision of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act, the fishway will allow anadromous fish such as herring, alewives, and the endangered Atlantic salmon to migrate upstream. 

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today announced he will vote against the Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government through March, over inclusion of Congressional pay raises and more generous health care benefits for members.