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WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) wrote to Acting Labor Secretary Patrick Pizzella to raise concerns with the Department of Labor's proposed changes to Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs). The agency's proposed rule would likely weaken standards for apprenticeship programs and lead to rushed, dangerous, and less valuable apprenticeships for both workers and employers.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) helped pass legislation he cosponsored this week to save the pensions of at least 1.3 million American workers and retirees. The Rehabilitation Multiemployer Pensions Act, known as the Butch Lewis Act, would take steps to keep multiemployer pensions solvent and continue to provide long-term retirement security for retirees and workers.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) packed his schedule with events and meetings from Stonington to Fort Fairfield this weekend, continuing to prioritize time spent talking with and listening to his constituents.

WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) helped pass historic legislation that would gradually increase paychecks for thousands of workers across the state. The legislation is projected to raise the wages of more than a third of workers in Maine's Second District, grow the economy, and help working families get ahead. The measure will also level the field for Maine businesses as they currently compete against businesses with lower state minimum wages.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) voted today to pass legislation that would protect workers' health care benefits from additional taxes. The House passed the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act — a bill cosponsored by Golden — which would permanently repeal the Affordable Care Act's ‘Cadillac Tax.' The Cadillac Tax is a 40% excise tax on certain employer-sponsored health insurance plans, a tax likely to be passed on to workers in the form of higher insurance premiums or the loss of quality health benefits.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) sent a letter urging the U.S.

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.