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WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) today. The bill includes a number of important measures pushed for by Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) to support Maine's shipbuilders, servicemembers, universities, and manufacturers. As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, Golden helped secure authorization in the FY 2020 NDAA for the construction of three DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, at least one of which will be built at Bath Iron Works.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden issued the following joint statement in response to Governor Mills' decision to contest regulations that could threaten Maine's lobster industry:
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME), and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) sent an urgent message to the president today asking him to intervene in the implementation of new regulations on Maine lobstermen. In their letter, the Maine delegation contends that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is pushing forward with its rulemaking process despite the fact that the regulations are likely to have serious consequences on the livelihoods of lobstermen and lobstering communities.
LEWISTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) held three roundtables, a town hall, and two coffee hours over a busy July district work period last week. Golden has made it a priority to hear directly from the Mainers he represents, visiting more than 50 towns and cities in the Second District during his first six months in office.
EAST MILLINOCKET— Dozens of Mainers joined Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) at the Katahdin Higher Education Center in East Millinocket for a town hall on Monday night. At the town hall, Golden and his constituents discussed a range of ideas and proposals to grow the economy and create good jobs in rural Maine as well as the environment in Washington that is holding back progress on these issues.
When wages temporarily stopped for thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown in January, nearly 100 lawmakers signed over or donated their paycheck to show solidarity.
But Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kan.), elected just weeks earlier, literally couldn't afford the gesture.
Hoping some of the money might find its way to Maine, 2nd District U.S. Rep. Jared Golden recently persuaded colleagues to back $5 million in additional funding for long-term mental care for veterans.
Ensuring mental health care for veterans is personal for Golden, a first-term Democrat from Lewiston who was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in combat as a U.S. Marine.
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.