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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced that Maine will receive $28 million to expand broadband services across the state. This funding was provided through the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Broadband Infrastructure Program and authorized through the bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill that was signed into law in December 2020.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that five land ports of entry in Maine's Second District have received significant funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The legislation will invest more than $150 million through the General Services Administration (GSA) for construction and modernization for land ports of entry in Coburn Gore, Calais-Ferry Point, Fort Fairfield, Limestone, and Houlton.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Lawmakers from the Maine and Mississippi congressional delegations today urged Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro to include funding for three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in the Biden administration's FY2023 budget for the U.S. Navy.
Washington, D.C. – In a letter to the U.S.
WASHINGTON — With the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law beginning to fund infrastructure projects around the country, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) chaired a congressional hearing this week to discuss the landmark infrastructure investment's importance as a tool to drive down inflation and to strengthen small businesses and workers in Maine.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today backed two efforts by Maine workers to strike for a fair contract.
United Steel Workers Local 9 has authorized a strike at Sappi North America's mill in Skowhegan. International Alliance of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 447 workers are striking against Cummins in Scarborough, Dedham, MA, and Concord, NH.
WASHINGTON —Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) led seven of their colleagues, including Senator Angus King (I-ME) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), to press House and Senate appropriators to include additional funding for the Pandemic Assistance for Timber Haulers and Harvesters (PATHH) Program in upcoming government funding legislation.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) voted to pass bipartisan legislation yesterday to improve service and reliability at the United States Postal Service. The Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 is estimated to save the USPS $27 billion over ten years, improve delivery times by requiring the Postal Service to deliver at least six days per week, and make a series of other reforms designed to improve delivery time and reliability.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) joined a bipartisan group of his House colleagues to call for the full reopening of the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) so veterans can acquire much-needed benefits.