We, the members of Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights, issued a citizens summons signed by 369 Mainers for Rep. Jared Golden to hold a town hall meeting with us as constituents.
We wanted to ask him questions about his support for the ongoing killings in Gaza.
After not hearing from him for a month, I delivered the summons to Golden’s Lewiston office, and a staff member signed as having received it.
Golden has refused a town hall meeting, claiming it is “due to other obligations.” What greater obligations does he have other than to meet with constituents? What is he afraid of? When I served as mayor of Lewiston, I held monthly “coffee with the mayor” sessions.
Could it be that the Capitol Hill Citizen newspaper reported that Jared Golden has received from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the pro-Israel lobby, $505,330?
It appears money speaks louder than constituent voices.
Larry Gilbert Sr., Lewiston
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