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July 23, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden are urging the Department of Defense (DoD) to immediately implement the actions recommended as a result of the Army Reserve and Army Inspector General investigations following the Lewiston shooting.

July 22, 2024

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today introduced a bipartisan amendment to block for one year a proposed gauge increase in the Gulf of Maine by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC). 

July 22, 2024

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today continued his efforts to protect the Can Am Crown International Sled Dog Races in Fort Kent by introducing a bipartisan amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act that would block the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new dog importation rule. 

July 17, 2024

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today is urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to delay the August 1 implementation and explore alternatives to a new rule that threatens the internationally renowned Can Am Crown International Sled Dog Races hosted annually in Fort Kent. 

July 12, 2024

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) is seeking answers and accountability from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) over access challenges and delays in the processing and distribution of low-interest emergency disaster loans resulting from issues with the MySBA Web portal. 

July 9, 2024

WASHINGTON — Congressmen Jared Golden (ME-02) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) today led a bipartisan group of 20 lawmakers in urging House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to hold a vote on legislation that would ban members of Congress from owning and trading individual stocks.  

July 1, 2024

WASHINGTON — Today, Representatives Jared Golden (ME-02) and Adam Schiff (CA-30) along with 13 House colleagues urged Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to 

June 28, 2024

Congressman looks forward to compromise budget that secures the border, bolsters national defense

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today voted in favor of the 2025 Homeland Security and Defense appropriations bills. 

June 27, 2024

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced that the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) has awarded 11 grants totaling more than $6 million to towns and organizations across the Second Congressional District. The projects — which include improvements to infrastructure, child care, education and more — will benefit communities throughout Aroostook, Franklin, Hancock, Oxford, Penobscot, and Washington counties.

June 24, 2024

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement today marking the second anniversary of the  Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which stripped women of the constitutional right to abortion care. 

Issues:Health Care