Press Releases
Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), and Senator Angus King (I-ME) took action today to protect access to health care and preserve important economic drivers in rural Maine. The lawmakers pressed Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza to amend her agency's yet-to-be finalized Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) rules to make non-profit critical access hospitals currently undergoing Chapter 11 reorganization, like Calais Regional Hospital and Penobscot Valley Hospital in Lincoln, eligible for PPP relief.
Washington, D.C. – All four members of Maine's Congressional Delegation joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers representing Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York in a letter to Congressional leadership calling for the inclusion of dedicated funding for the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) in upcoming COVID-19 relief legislation.
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WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) voted to pass the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act through the House of Representatives yesterday evening. The bipartisan legislation, which passed the House overwhelmingly, responds to the unprecedented public health and economic challenges facing the country by providing additional resources for small business relief programs, support for hospitals, health care providers, and frontline health care workers, and enhanced testing and contact tracing.
All eight members of the Maine and New Hampshire Congressional Delegations wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today, urging him to provide price stabilizing assistance to assist New England dairy farmers who are struggling with plummeting prices for milk products and increased costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released a detailed resource guide for Maine small businesses today to help them access federal programs for small businesses affected by the coronavirus and the resulting economic downturn. The 25-page document contains guidance to help small businesses determine which programs are a good fit, how to apply, and answers frequently asked questions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine), and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) wrote a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue, urging the department to directly purchase raw Maine potatoes from farmers.
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) laid out the actions he believes Congress must take to continue to address the public health and economic impacts of the coronavirus. In a letter to congressional leaders, Golden put forward specific policy proposals that should be included in future legislation.