Press Releases
LEWISTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), the Chair and Ranking Member of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Subcontracting and Infrastructure, introduced the bipartisan Small Business Last Mile Act today. The bill would improve high speed internet access for small businesses in rural areas by helping small businesses build the ‘last mile' of broadband infrastructure.
Washington, D.C. — Following a push by Maine's Congressional Delegation and Governor Janet Mills, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that producers of maple sap used to make maple syrup are now eligible for direct financial relief to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19.
WASHINGTON — Continuing his mission to improve mental health care for his fellow American veterans, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) introduced legislation today that would create a new pilot program to pioneer mental health telemedicine services for veterans in rural areas. Golden introduced the bill with a Republican Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03).
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-16) led 22 bipartisan House members today to urge House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to push for the inclusion of H.R. 7481, the RESTART Act, in their negotiations for upcoming COVID-19 legislation.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) called on officials of three government agencies to investigate allegations of Canadian truckers operating illegally in Maine. Multiple stakeholders in Maine's logging community have voiced their concerns that Canadians are violating cabotage laws by using H2-A visas to illegally pick up and drop off loads of timber within the United States.
The NO BAN Act preserves the administration's right to restrict travel to protect the country against communicable disease
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) joined members of Congress from both parties this week to pass the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act (NO BAN Act) through the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation, cosponsored by Golden, would forbid discrimination based on religion in American immigration policy, while protecting presidents' authority to restrict travel to prevent the spread of disease
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02)'s Gold Star Families Park Pass Act, introduced in March with Sen. Angus King (I-ME), passed the House as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) yesterday evening.
In Maine, timber harvest expected to be down over 20 percent in 2020 due in large part to COVID-19, Androscoggin Mill explosion
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07), and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to provide relief to family logging and log hauling businesses that have been seriously impacted by COVID-19 and the resulting economic crisis. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is a co-sponsor of the bill.