Democratic lawmaker calls for Medicare For All but offers ideas that may prove easier to pass.
Jared Golden
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Jared Golden opposes Democratic bid to expand gun background checks
Maine Democrat says his district voted against same idea at the polls in 2016.
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Maine congressional delegation criticizes Trump’s plan to declare national emergency
Republican Sen. Susan Collins joins Sen. Angus King, an independent, and Democratic Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden in questioning the wisdom and constitutionality of such a move.
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Maine congressional delegation takes aim at high drug prices
A bill introduced Wednesday by Maine Rep. Jared Golden to crack down on price spikes is only the latest in a series of measures backed by Maine’s lawmakers to lower the cost of prescriptions.
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Jared Golden calls Trump’s ‘NAFTA 2.0’ deal ‘more of the same’
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 […]
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Maine’s congressional delegation reacts to president’s speech
While Sen. Collins and Reps. Pingree and Golden find areas to agree with Trump, Sen. King says the president’s actions will be what really matter.
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Golden invites Maine AFL-CIO leader to Trump's State of the Union speech
In a move meant to send a message to Maine’s blue-collar workers, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden invited Cynthia Phinney of Livermore Falls, president of Maine’s AFL-CIO, to be his guest at Tuesday’s State of the Union speech. “One of my top priorities in Congress is fighting for Maine’s working people,” the 2nd Congressional District Democrat […]
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Jared Golden sponsors bill to withhold congressional pay during shutdowns
Following the five-week closure of much of the federal government, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden has introduced a bipartisan measure that calls for withholding the pay of members of Congress, the president and vice president during a government shutdown. The Solidarity in Salary Act of 2019 “will help prevent the American people from being political pawns […]
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Jared Golden named to subcommittees overseeing shipyards
Maine’s newest member of Congress will play a role in overseeing Bath Iron Works.
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Jared Golden named to subcommittees overseeing shipyards
Maine’s newest member of Congress will play a role in overseeing Bath Iron Works.