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February 9, 2021

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and a bipartisan group of 89 House lawmakers are writing to Acting Interior Secretary Scott de la Vega to urge him to immediately reverse a slew of Trump Administration policy changes designed to impede and overburden the nation's leading public land conservation program.

February 9, 2021

WASHINGTON — Maine's congressional delegation this week asked the federal agency in charge of managing the nation's fisheries to extend its public comment period on its draft Biological Opinion (BiOp) on ten fishery management plans in the Greater Atlantic Region.

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Rep. Golden w/ Loggers
February 8, 2021

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill Friday evening to invest $3.5 billion to expand apprenticeship opportunities across the country.

February 5, 2021

WASHINGTON — Maine's congressional delegation wrote to the United States Department of Agriculture this week to express their concerns with the agency's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) guidance for nonindustrial private forest land (NIPF).

February 5, 2021
WASHINGTON — Following Congressman Jared Golden's (ME-02) push for an immediate vote on funding to ramp up vaccine distribution, the 56-member House Problem Solvers Caucus today endorsed a similar proposal.
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Jared Golden speaks at a podium at BIW (Photo Credit: David Sharp/Associated Press)
February 4, 2021
Members of Blue Dog Coalition to Congressional leaders: “why… wait until March or even April for us to deliver essential support for our nation’s vaccination efforts, if we have the votes to pass a standalone bill this month.”
February 3, 2021

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today announced his intention to vote against sending instructions to committees to begin work on budget reconciliation unless congressional leaders agree to hold an immediate vote to pass funding to speed up COVID-19 vaccine distribution and production.

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February 3, 2021

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Representative Jared Golden led 19 of their colleagues in sending letters to the U.S.

February 2, 2021

WASHINGTON — Senator Angus King (I-ME) and Representatives Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that they are now accepting applications from Mainers interested in working for a number of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) positions in Maine.

January 29, 2021

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) was named Chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural and Rural Business Development. The subcommittee gavel was Golden's top choice given his focus on rural small business in the 116th Congress.