Press Releases

Bath, ME – Today, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer joined U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden to participate in the keel laying ceremony for the USS Carl M. Levin (DDG-120) at Bath Iron Works (BIW).

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) has been appointed to the House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure for the 116th Congress. Golden takes the subcommittee gavel as Maine's infrastructure needs grow more severe and continue to impact business growth.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Congressmen Jared Golden (ME-02), joined by Reps. Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) and Max Rose (NY-11), introduced a bipartisan bill today to withhold pay from members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President during a government shutdown. The bipartisan group is introducing their legislation, the Solidarity in Salary Act of 2019, to prevent and limit the duration of future shutdowns and ensure that lawmakers feel the harm they cause federal employees when they fail to fund the government.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released a statement following the announcement that an agreement had been reached to end the government shutdown.

"Today, the president finally accepted a bipartisan proposal to end the shutdown. This isn't about one side winning and one side losing. It's about getting our federal employees paid and back to work, stopping families' suffering from a preventable catastrophe, and putting politics aside to get things done for Maine and for our country.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) was named today to the House Small Business Committee for the 116th Congress. Golden plans to use his position on the committee to bring more small businesses to Maine's Second District and help the state's existing businesses grow, innovate, and hire Mainers.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), appointed last week to the House Armed Services Committee, was named today to two important subcommittees. Golden will sit on the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee and the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee in the 116th Congress. The congressman's subcommittees will allow him to fight for good Maine jobs, as well as ensure American troops have the resources they need to serve our country.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) and U.S. Representative Jared Golden (D-Maine) today announced that Pines Health Services, a community health center network with five locations throughout Aroostook County, has received $2,209,761 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The grant will support collaborative efforts to expand services and lower healthcare costs in northern Maine, especially in rural areas.

VIDEO: Golden Delivers First Floor Speech (C-SPAN)

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) took to the House floor to share the stories of Maine people affected by the shutdown and press leaders in both parties to come to the table.