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Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and 11 of his colleagues introduced the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act in the House of Representatives today. The landmark bill, companion legislation to a bill expected to be taken up in the Senate next week, would permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and provide funding for the long-overdue maintenance backlog at Acadia National Park.
LEWISTON — Ahead of President Trump's arrival in Maine tomorrow to visit Puritan Medical Products and hold a roundtable with representatives of Maine's fishing industry, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement:
Today, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement:
Washington, D.C.—Maine's Congressional Delegation wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to call for improvements to be made to the Farmers to Families Food Box Program, which is purchasing up to $3 billion in fresh produce, dairy, and meat products to distribute to those in need.
WASHINGTON — Following Congressman Jared Golden's (ME-02) efforts over the past two months to improve the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for small businesses that had struggled with the relief program, the House passed the bipartisan PPP Flexibility Act yesterday.
WASHINGTON — Maine's congressional delegation took action this week to protect nonprofits — which employ one in every six workers in the state — from federal guidance that would lead to hundreds of thousands of dollars in unexpected, upfront costs for many nonprofit organizations. In a letter to U.S.
Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement announcing his decision to vote against H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act:
WASHINGTON — As more veterans in rural Maine seek routine VA care online or by phone due to COVID-19, Maine's congressional delegation wrote to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today in an effort to improve telehealth services.
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WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) led a group of lawmakers to on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to abandon her efforts to push forward a partisan package of legislation with little chance of becoming law to address the COVID-19 pandemic. In their letter, the Members of Congress urged the Speaker to instead work in a bipartisan way with Republicans and the White House to address the urgent issues connected to COVID-19 and the economic crisis facing the country.