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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.
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden chaired a meeting of the House Small Business Committee, where he heard an earful of complaints about federal policies affecting business. One is a transportation rule affecting young truck drivers.
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.
Maine Congressman Jared Golden and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree are trying to block funding for federal rules that would force Maine lobstermen to take half of their gear-rope out of the water. The issue is part of the debate over how best to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale against potentially deadly entanglement.
Rep. Jared Golden wants to withhold federal funding for the implementation of lobster fishing rules intended to protect the endangered right whale, claiming the government is basing the regulations on an untested scientific tool.
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.
OAKLAND — A visit to Oakland reaffirmed what U.S. Rep. Jared Golden said were already "appropriate priorities" for him in Washington: rural broadband access and bettering the economic climate for small businesses.
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.