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Stock photograph of a bridge under construction, with cranes operating over the bridge platform.
July 25, 2025

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today introduced the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, a bill to modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to streamline the permitting process and return the law to its intended purpose as a procedural statute for assessing the environmental impa

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A man straightens up a stack of booklets titled "Budget of the U.S. Federal Government."
July 24, 2025

WASHINGTON— With the national debt topping $36 trillion and interest payments now exceeding spending on Medicare and national defense, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) has signed on as the lead Democratic cosponsor of the Fiscal Contingency Preparedness Act, introduced today by Congressmen Ben Cline (VA-06).

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logging truck on road
July 23, 2025

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) today introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Loggers Economic Assistance and Relief Act, which would establish a new program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support loggers who have lost income due to natural disasters.

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Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) speaks during a hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
July 22, 2025

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) is urging the House Natural Resources Committee (HNRC) to protect Maine’s lobstermen from new regulations related to the protection of the North Atlantic right whale until 2035. 

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July 18, 2025

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), successfully secured several provisions in the House’s Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act that would steer billions of federal dollars to support Maine manufacturing.

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July 17, 2025

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today was joined by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and other federal union leaders and Members of Congress to push for a vote on H.R. 2550, the Protect America’s Workforce Act of 2025. 

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July 10, 2025

WASHINGTON — Congressmen Jared Golden (D-ME-02) and Don Bacon (R-NE-02) introduced bipartisan legislation today to ensure those who risk their lives to protect others are afforded greater protections.

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military footwear on a table, with tags
July 8, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to ensure our troops are wearing high quality, safe and reliable footwear as part of their uniforms.

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Tree-lined side of the Capitol building
July 3, 2025

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement after the House GOP gave final passage to H.R. 1, their reconciliation budget bill, in a party-line 218-214 vote.  

Golden voted against the bill. 

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Maine Congressional Delegation Accepting Military Academy Nomination Applications
July 1, 2025

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Jr., and U.S.