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October 24, 2023

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced that Maine has been awarded more than $38 million in funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program (LIHEAP) in 2024. 

October 20, 2023

WASHINGTON – Governor Janet Mills and the Maine Congressional Delegation issued the following joint statement today in response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)’s release of its draft Wind Energy Area (WEA) for the Gulf of Maine:

October 12, 2023

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released a statement on the rally in Portland on October 11, 2023.

October 7, 2023

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released a statement following the terrorist attacks against Israel today. 

October 3, 2023

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) issued the following statement ahead of an expected vote on a Motion to Vacate Speaker’s Chair:

September 30, 2023

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) voted today for H.R. 5860, a continuing resolution that would fund the government through November 17, 2023. 

September 29, 2023

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden are calling on Postmaster Louis DeJoy to urgently address troubling deficiencies found among U.S. Postal Service (USPS) operations in Maine. The letter follows the release of a recent U.S.

September 27, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — During Suicide Prevention Month,U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, are urging the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide more resources and better protect veterans struggling with mental health conditions.

Issues:Veterans
September 26, 2023

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, have announced the U.S. Department of Education has awarded the University of Maine $4,058,656 for the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Maine RISE program.

Issues:Education
September 25, 2023

WASHINGTON — Congressmen Jared Golden (ME-02), Don Bacon (NE-02), Ed Case (HI-01), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) announced the introduction of the Bipartisan Keep America Open Act, bipartisan legislation to prevent a government shutdown, provide funding for disaster relief, military aid for Ukraine, and to address the crisis at the southern border.