The views of Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden on the Build Back Better social spending and climate change bill mirror differences in their districts.
Rep. Jared Golden
Maine’s top elected officials urge feds to throw out new lobstering rules
Gov. Janet Mills and all four members of Maine’s congressional delegation signed the letter to a top regulator urging the policy change.
Jared Golden: Build Back Better bill needs more work to get my vote
Maine’s 2nd District congressman writes that he supports many of the president’s goals but he has questions about how they would be implemented.
Rep. Golden unapologetic about shaking up Democrats’ strategy to pass Biden’s agenda
Maine’s 2nd District congressman says progressives have held the infrastructure bill hostage to the president’s budget.
Moderates bring House to standstill in Biden budget clash
Rep. Jared Golden of Maine is among 9 moderate House Democrats trying to upend leaders’ plans for enacting President Biden’s multitrillion-dollar domestic agenda.
Maine senators question Biden administration’s handling of Afghanistan withdrawal
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King are seeking explanations for the chaotic collapse of the Afghan government, while U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree defends the president’s actions.
Rep. Golden, 8 other centrist Democrats throw wrench in plans to advance $3.5 trillion budget bill
The move creates a Catch-22 for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, putting the budget and infrastructure bills in jeopardy.
Maine delegation touts launch of logging industry relief program
A $200 million pandemic relief program is opening soon for U.S. logging and log-hauling businesses that have been seriously affected.
Sens. Collins and King unveil earmark funding requests for over 150 Maine projects
The senators’ requests total almost half a billion dollars; most of the earmarks submitted by Reps. Pingree and Golden advance.
Rep. Golden helps negotiate bipartisan $1.25 trillion House infrastructure proposal
The proposal by the Problem Solvers Caucus comes a day after talks between President Biden and Senate Republicans collapsed.