Press Releases
LEWISTON, ME – Following the release of a report from the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition showing concerning rates of lead poisoning screening in the state, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) called on Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson today to take long-overdue action to protect Maine children from lead poisoning. For decades, the federal government has failed to address the public health crisis posed by lead, leaving thousands of Mainers to suffer from lead poisoning and placing a significant burden on services in many Maine communities with older housing stock.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) and Representative Jared Golden (D-Maine) today applauded an announcement from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that it will immediately reopen the Bangor Taxpayer Assistance Center (TAC) two days a week.
FARMINGTON, ME — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) will hold a health care-focused town hall in Farmington, Maine on Tuesday, March 19 from 6-7 pm. At the event, Golden will answer questions from Mainers and discuss his work to lower costs and improve access to care in the state.
Washington, D.C. – On Maine's 199th birthday, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) and Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Jared Golden (D-ME) wrote to the United States Postal Service (USPS) expressing their strong support for creating a commemorative postal stamp in celebration of Maine's bicentennial on March 15, 2020.
WASHINGTON — Senator Angus King (I-ME) and Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation today to level the playing field for the logging trade with other agricultural fields, ready young Mainers for good jobs in the forest products industry, and support Maine's family logging businesses. The Future Loggers Careers Act allows 16- and 17-year-olds to learn the logging trade under parental supervision so that they may carry on and contribute to the family business.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) voted for a comprehensive package of reforms today designed to strengthen our democracy by removing big money from politics, helping more Americans exercise their right to vote, and ensuring government officials act in the public interest. The legislation, the For the People Act (H.R. 1), included an amendment offered by Golden to bar candidates who have committed campaign finance violations from accessing a new federal matching system.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement on his vote against gun control legislation in the House today:
"Maine isn't Chicago, Washington, or New York. For many of my constituents, access to firearms is a necessary part of daily life and we have a tradition of responsible gun ownership."