Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Senator Angus King (I-ME) and Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) reintroduced their Future Logging Careers Act this week with Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) as cosponsors. The bipartisan, bicameral bill would allow small logging businesses to safely train 16- and 17-year-old family members for future careers in the Maine forest products industry.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) introduced the Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2023 last week to ensure that rural Americans and seniors have access to important information about their prescription medications and to protect the jobs of hardworking Mainers.
WASHINGTON — The bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) urging the Biden Administration to provide F-16 fighter aircraft to Ukraine grew to 16 Members as Kiev continues its fight against Russia’s unprovoked and brutal invasion one year into the conflict.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) sent a letter yesterday to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) urging the agency to release additional information on its investigation protocol and how it shares findings with the public regarding the causes of a recent increase in whale strandings along the Atlantic Coast.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that Chief Kirk Francis, Chief of the Penobscot Nation, will join him for this evening’s State of the Union address. The Penobscot Nation is one of four federally recognized Indian tribes in Maine, referred to collectively as the Wabanaki. Chief Francis, a resident of Indian Island, is currently serving his sixth term as Chief.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) was named last week to the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) for the 118th Congress. This is Golden’s third term on the committee. Golden plans to use his position on the committee to continue his work to fortify national security, protect the interests of our men and women in uniform, and deliver for Bath Iron Works and its shipbuilders.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) was named last week to the House Small Business Committee for the 118th Congress. This is Golden’s third term on the committee. The congressman plans to use his position on the committee to build on his work in Maine’s Second District and help the state’s existing businesses grow, innovate, and hire more Mainers.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) led the Blue Dog Coalition in a letter sent yesterday urging President Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy to negotiate in good faith to raise or suspend the debt ceiling so that a stand off does not imperil the financial stability of the United States or the federal benefits that millions of hard-working Americans depend on.