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WASHINGTON — Following news that talks to keep the government open had broken down, U.S. Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) urged congressional negotiators today to come back to the table and make a deal.
WASHINGTON — Maine legislators have joined a bipartisan group, asking that the U.S. potato industry be considered in trade negotiations with China.
Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden signed a letter to the Trump administration, asking that the U.S. potato industry be a priority in discussions about the U.S.-China trade deal.
AUBURN — The inaugural Vets in the Valley event at Lost Valley attracted dozens of veterans and active-duty service people and their families who were offered free lift tickets and ski rentals.
They also were given a chance to connect with an array of resources including employment opportunities and mental health supports.
"We got people outside, and that's what it's all about," said John Herrick, general manager of Lost Valley, who planned the event and is himself a veteran of 29 years in the U.S. Air Force.
Calling President Donald Trump's proposed revision of the North American Free Trade Agreement "NAFTA 2.0," U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine joined a handful of Democratic colleagues in vowing to oppose the deal without major changes.
"Putting a new paint job on the old NAFTA won't work," the 2nd District congressman said in a prepared statement.
"Without significant changes to this proposal, Maine will see the last two decades repeated: closed mills, outsourced jobs, and stagnant wages," the Lewiston Democrat said.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13), Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Congressman Bill Pascrell (NJ-09), and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) responded to President Trump's State of the Union speech in which he praised his NAFTA 2.0 agreement.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released a statement following the president's State of the Union address. Prior to the start of the speech, Congressman Golden also shared his thoughts on his Twitter page.
Bath, ME – Today, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer joined U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden to participate in the keel laying ceremony for the USS Carl M. Levin (DDG-120) at Bath Iron Works (BIW).
PORTLAND, Maine — By the end of the day Friday, federal workers who went weeks without pay during the government shutdown will finally get the money they deserve.
"Every morning we'd wake up during the shutdown time frame and we're just kind of hoping that that would be the day that he would get paid and things would go back to normal, and every day it wasn't," Lindsay Scott said.
Scott, a wife of a member of the U.S. Coast Guard based in Kittery, first spoke with NEWS CENTER Maine five weeks ago when they were just starting to feel the impact of the shutdown.