Press Releases
LEWISTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) held three roundtables, a town hall, and two coffee hours over a busy July district work period last week. Golden has made it a priority to hear directly from the Mainers he represents, visiting more than 50 towns and cities in the Second District during his first six months in office.
EAST MILLINOCKET— Dozens of Mainers joined Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) at the Katahdin Higher Education Center in East Millinocket for a town hall on Monday night.
Washington, D.C.— Today, Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), Chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure held a hearing focused on improving broadband mapping in rural areas across the country. The hearing featured testimony from rural broadband carriers on the challenges that they face, and ways broadband mapping can be improved going forward.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) will hold a town hall in East Millinocket on Monday, July 1 at 5:30 PM. At the event, Golden will answer questions from local residents, update attendees on his work for Maine's rural communities in Congress, and discuss opportunities to grow local economies in the Second District.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden's (ME-02)'s amendment to block new regulations on Maine lobstermen fell short of the majority support necessary for inclusion in the final bill yesterday evening.
WASHINGTON — As lobstermen across the state grapple with the potential impacts of reducing their vertical lines by as much as 50 percent, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) introduced an amendment to effectively block the proposed reductions from implementation.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) helped secure important provisions for America's national security, Maine shipyard workers, National Guardsmen, universities, and manufacturers in the defense funding bill that passed out of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) early this morning.
WASHINGTON — As Congressional committees moved forward with legislation that included a salary increase for members of Congress, Congressmen Jared Golden (ME-02) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced an amendment to block the pay raise.
WASHINGTON — As this year's defense funding bill nears a vote on the House floor, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), secured an important shipbuilding provision for inclusion in the final bill. Golden's measure directs the Navy to develop and implement a plan to grow and train the workforce necessary to achieve a 355-ship fleet.