Press Releases
WASHINGTON — To address concerns brought to his attention by many of his constituents, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) called on the Social Security Administration (SSA) to resume in-person services at their six field offices in Maine. Since March 2020, SSA has closed its field offices to nearly all visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Golden's bill has support from Sportsman's Alliance of Maine, Former State Chief of Police Craig Poulin, Maine law enforcement groups, and the Nat'l Shooting Sports Foundation
WASHINGTON — Congressmen Jared Golden (ME-02) and Rodney Davis (IL-13) today introduced bipartisan legislation that could provide millions of gun safety kits to Americans across the country and educate millions more on the importance of gun storage and safety.
WASHINGTON — After voting to pass a repeal of the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) through the House today, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) called on his colleagues to continue to push for Congress to assert its Constitutional authority over war powers.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) took Navy leadership to task in this week's House Armed Forces Committee hearing and laid bare a number of misjudgments behind their department's decision to reduce construction of new DDG-51 destroyers.
Golden pointed to significant flaws and conflicting rationales in the Navy's plan, including:
WASHINGTON — Today, Reps. Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Jared Golden (ME-02) joined a group of members of Congress from New England border states urging Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to safely reopen the U.S.-Canadian border.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and his colleagues in the Problem Solvers Caucus unveiled today the framework for a $1.25 trillion infrastructure deal that could win support from both parties. The plan, which would include $762 billion in new funding over the next 8 years, has the largest amount of bipartisan support of any comprehensive infrastructure proposal this Congress.
WASHINGTON — Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that Bath Iron Works has been awarded an additional $55,118,975 from the U.S. Navy under a previously awarded contract to perform lead yard services on the DDG-51 class Guided Missile Destroyer program.
BATH, MAINE—Maine's U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Jared Golden (ME-02) today hosted House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Chairman Joe Courtney (CT-02) at Bath Iron Works, where the three lawmakers highlighted the facility's value to the Navy's mission. Photos of the lawmakers' visit are available online here.
LEWISTON — After hearing from fishermen in his district, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) yesterday pressed two federal agencies to update their mask requirements for commercial fishing vessels. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has stopped and issued warnings to Maine fishermen in recent weeks for not wearing masks on their boats.