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May 9, 2019

BETHEL — The majority of Telstar's Freshman Class traveled to Washington D.C. at the end of March.

Students stayed at a National 4-H Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Md. The center was formerly a women's college.

May 3, 2019
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Friend, At the grocery store, many Mainers are seeing more and more alternatives to classic staples: plant-based ‘meat,’ ‘milk’ from nuts or beans, and ‘fish’ that never touched water. Some shoppers prefer these products, but others don’t know what they’re buying.
May 3, 2019

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) cosponsored the Tax Fairness for Workers Act this week to provide tax relief to Maine workers. The bipartisan legislation makes an important change to the 2017 tax bill, restoring the ability of American workers to deduct their union dues, as well as unreimbursed work expenses, from their federal taxes.

May 2, 2019

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) helped pass legislation today to confront climate change and maintain American leadership on the international stage.

May 2, 2019

The American Loggers Council (ALC) today applauded the introduction of the bipartisan Safe Routes Act of 2019 (H.R. 2453) allowing log trucks to utilize federal interstates for short-haul trips. The legislation was announced today by U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI); other original sponsors include U.S.

April 30, 2019

LEWISTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) heard from union workers and small businesses at multiple events in the Second District during this week's district work period. Golden has made a priority of traveling across the state to engage directly with the Mainers he represents, visiting more than 30 Maine towns and cities in since January 3.

April 24, 2019

The top marine resources officials from Maine and New Hampshire, joined by Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine's 2nd District, are sharply criticizing the federal government's efforts to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale and are calling for a slowdown of plans to impose new rules that could be costly for New England's lobster fleet.

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A mass of buoys.
April 23, 2019

LEWISTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) raised serious concerns today about the potential harm inflicted on Maine lobstermen from new regulations proposed by the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team (TRT) intended to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale.

April 18, 2019

AUGUSTA — Veterans and legislators broke ground Thursday on the future site of Maine Veterans' Homes' Augusta campus, celebrating a residential care facility that they said will feel more like home and less like an institution.

April 16, 2019

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), Chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure, led a bipartisan group of 15 members of Congress today calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take steps to address the country's digital divide and help small businesses in rural America grow and hire workers in rural areas.