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Congressman Jared Golden

@golden.house.gov
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Proud dad, resident of Lewiston, and Blue Dog. Raised in Leeds and trained in the Marines. U.S. Congressman putting Mainers first.

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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 09/06/2025
I'm always fighting for Maine fishermen to have a seat at the table, so I invited Dustin Delano, chief operating officer of NEFSA, to testify to the Natural Resources Committee. Listen to his testimony on regulations, the Gray Zone, and stock assessments: youtu.be/YadBhglJiDw?...
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Rep. Golden invites Maine fisherman to testify to House Natural Resources Committee
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 05/06/2025
Pregnancy and childbirth are normal. So insurance should treat it like any other essential care and fully cover it. My new bipartisan bill would eliminate cost-sharing for maternity care — making it easier for Mainers to start and grow their families without fear of huge medical bills or debt.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 03/06/2025
Foreign money shouldn't be able to crowd out the voices of Americans in state and local elections, but that’s exactly what current campaign finance laws allow. My bipartisan bill with Rep. Fitzpatrick would make Maine's ban on foreign donations to ballot initiatives the law of the land.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 02/06/2025
I decided to run for Congress in 2018 because I saw lawmakers try to repeal the Affordable Care Act and shift the tax code in favor of the wealthy — all while blowing up the national debt. I didn't like it then, and I can't stand the new effort today: jaredgolden.substack.com/p/dear-maine...
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Dear Mainer: Déjà Vu and the House GOP’s Reckless Budget Bill
Health care cuts, tax breaks for the rich, and a ballooning debt: We’ve been here before
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 30/05/2025
Prior generations ensured the federal lands managed by the National Park Service were protected for us. Now it’s our turn to step up. I'm backing the Save our Parks Act to reinstate any National Park employees targeted by recent mass layoffs — and to maintain an adequate workforce moving forward.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 28/05/2025
I'm glad the President's recent executive order acknowledged how Maine lobstermen have been under siege against federal mismanagement, namely by the use of incomplete and biased studies to justify catastrophic regulations. Better rulemaking requires working with — not against — fishermen.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 26/05/2025
Since the founding of our country, more than a million brave men and women have sacrificed their lives to defend the idea of America. I’m spending today thinking about them — as well as the principles they believed in so deeply.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 22/05/2025
A young Israeli couple was killed last night outside the Capital Jewish Museum, in an apparent act of murderous antisemitism. My heart and my prayers go out to the victims and their families, their colleagues at the Israeli embassy, and all those grieving this loss.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 22/05/2025
Mainers want more health care, not less. They want a tax code where everyone pays their fair share. And they want Congress to get its fiscal house in order. This bill fails on each front, so it's one of the easiest ‘no’ votes I’ve taken. ⬇️ Read more about my vote against the GOP's reckless budget.
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Golden votes against GOP’s reckless budget bill
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) this morning voted against the GOP’s budget reconciliation bill, which would take health care away from millions of Americans, further rig the tax code in...
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 21/05/2025
The GOP can't secure the votes to take away health care from millions & cut taxes for the rich. So they’re looking to win over members from rich states by raising the SALT cap. The biggest winner? The top 1%. Instead of making the bill better, they’re just making it worse.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 21/05/2025
Arbitrary time limits shouldn't cost Gold Star spouses their survivor benefits, but I've been told directly by Mainers that's exactly what's happening. So I've written a bipartisan bill to ensure the government lives up to its responsibility to get Gold Star families the full help they deserve.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 20/05/2025
If the GOP takes health care away from millions of Americans, they should have to reckon with the fallout. Accountability requires data, so I've introduced an amendment to collect hard figures on how many lose coverage, see health outcomes decline or even die if the GOP's plans become law.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 20/05/2025
This project will support the growth and success of Androscoggin County. I’m proud to have worked with the Airport’s leadership and the administration to get these funds flowing. wgme.com/news/local/c...
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Congressman Golden unfreezes $1.5 million for Auburn-Lewiston airport upgrades
Congressman Jared Golden says he's secured more than one-and-a-half million dollars for the Auburn-Lewiston airport.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 19/05/2025
Rural hospitals are struggling to stay afloat as is: I’m completely opposed to the House GOP’s proposed changes to Medicaid that could hurt hospitals even further.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 19/05/2025
Air Force One is host to some of the most sensitive conversations in our government. This jet poses the risk of foreign surveillance and influence at the highest level of our government, to say nothing of the propriety of accepting it. 1/2
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 16/05/2025
Each day Congress ignores our soaring national debt, the future of Social Security and Medicare is put at greater risk. The House GOP’s reconciliation plan could add more than $6 trillion to the national debt — a reckless move when we should be shrinking deficits, not growing them.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 16/05/2025
Congress doesn’t need to take health care away from seniors to fix the national debt — let’s start by ending tax breaks for large, multinational corporations that ship jobs overseas. The House GOP’s reconciliation plan is full of the wrong priorities.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 15/05/2025
I'm working with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick on this bill & we just crossed a major milestone: With 221 cosponsors and counting, more than half the House has joined on. That includes seven of my House GOP colleagues. Solidarity across the aisle, proving workers rights have bipartisan support.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 15/05/2025
Politicians should protect workers rights, not undermine them. So I introduced the Protect America's Workforce Act to reverse the executive order stripping collective bargaining rights from 700,000 federal workers. Proud to announce my bill was just endorsed by @laborcaucus.house.gov. 💪🏻
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Congressional Labor Caucus Announces Legislative Endorsements on Federal Workers
Today, Congressional Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Steven Horsford (NV-04), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced the Labor Caucus’ endorsement of ...
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 15/05/2025
SNAP helps put food on the table for one in five Maine kids. Many of them are at risk of losing those meals under the GOP’s proposed changes to the way SNAP is funded. Congress should protect their access to food, not limit it.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 14/05/2025
With the highest median age in the country, Maine stands a lot to lose from the House GOP’s proposed changes to Medicaid. Gutting senior care to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest households and corporations is always a bad idea.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 14/05/2025
When you’re right, you’re right. Now let’s bring the bill to the floor.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 14/05/2025
If you’re someone who works on the water, the Coast Guard wants your feedback on proposed changes to navigational aids. See below for more info on how to submit your comment:
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 13/05/2025
🧵 Several House committees today are considering cuts to the safety net & taxes as part of the reconciliation process. Lots of moving pieces, but this opening offer from the House GOP amounts to a huge giveaway to the wealthy in exchange for making Americans sicker and hungrier.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 09/05/2025
Hundreds of thousands of Mainers rely on SNAP + Medicaid to afford groceries & health care. So I’m working to force a vote on the Hands Off Medicaid and SNAP Act — a bill blocking cuts to either program in the reconciliation process as the GOP looks for ways to fund tax cuts for the rich.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 08/05/2025
Medicaid means health care to roughly one-third of all people in ME-02. I'm not voting to take their coverage away — especially to help fund tax benefits for the wealthy. From CBO: GOP's Medicaid cuts would take health care away from millions of people.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 06/05/2025
Thanks Maine Maritime Academy for the invitation to help honor the Class of 2025. People often talk about the leaders of tomorrow, but I got to meet a group of young people — full of talent, ambition, and clear pursuit of purpose — ready to make their mark on the world today.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 01/05/2025
Thanks to @iamunion.bsky.social for the warm welcome at your Legislative Conference yesterday. Whether we’re protecting the right to organize, standing up for American shipbuilders, or supporting the first modern lobstermen’s union in Maine, I’m always proud to stand with the Machinists!
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 30/04/2025
It was an honor to speak with the selfless folks at the Disabled American Veterans Conference. I’ve seen their dogged advocacy for others firsthand, and am grateful for this organization's commitment to helping veterans heal, readjust to civilian life, and get whatever else they need.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 28/04/2025
Most of us are good at recognizing when the other side is trying to use fear to divide us. But we're susceptible when those tactics come from our own. We must be on guard against fear mongering no matter who it comes from, the topic of my new Dear Mainer: jaredgolden.substack.com/p/dear-maine...
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Dear Mainer: The SAVE Act and the politics of fear
Citizens must provide proof of their citizenship when they enroll in public school, apply for a driver's license, or sign up for Medicare or unemployment benefits. So why should we think they cannot d...
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 23/04/2025
By allowing independents to vote in primaries, Maine has ensured that all citizens can have their voices heard throughout the entire political process. The Let America Vote Act will bring this victory for democracy to the entire country.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 22/04/2025
I joined the American Compass podcast to discuss how free trade hurt Maine communities and what I support about the president’s trade agenda — and what I think is still missing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeE7...
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The Global Tariff with Rep. Jared Golden
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 20/04/2025
From my family to yours, Happy Easter. Enjoy time with your loved ones today.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 18/04/2025
President Trump issued an executive order yesterday directing his cabinet to restore American seafood competitiveness after I wrote to him last week. So I'm writing again to tell him where to start: Canada's unfair trade practices and unequal regulations. golden.house.gov/media/press-...
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Golden praises President Trump’s fishing executive order, urges action on unfair Canadian trade and regulatory practices
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02)
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 18/04/2025
🧵 I appreciate the President's willingness to address the longstanding mismanagement of America's fisheries. Today's executive order covers the exact points I wrote to the administration about last week — and have been fighting to fix for the last six years in Congress.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 17/04/2025
Had a great discussion and Q&A yesterday about our political moment, today’s policy debates, and the future of the Democratic Party in rural places. Thanks to @colbycollege.bsky.social for hosting and to the 150+ students who came to listen and ask great questions.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 16/04/2025
I really enjoyed the substantive, meaningful conversation at Penobscot Valley Senior College, where we discussed my work in Congress, current policy debates around trade and the SAVE Act, and what we can do to fix our broken politics. Thanks for having me!
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 15/04/2025
It was overwhelming to hear the stories of families who’ve had loved ones held hostage by Hamas for the last year and a half. They’ve endured the unbearable. It’s long past time for ALL the hostages to return home.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 15/04/2025
Friendly reminder that today's the day:
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 10/04/2025
🧵 There are a lot of misleading claims out there about the SAVE Act. Let me set the record straight: I voted for the SAVE Act for the simple reason that American elections are for Americans. Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is common sense.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 10/04/2025
🧵 I just voted against the reckless, deficit-funded GOP budget resolution — a House-Senate ‘compromise’ that contains health care cuts, lopsided tax breaks for the wealthy and trillions in new debt.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 08/04/2025
The tariff conversation deserves more than soundbites. Check out my recent chat about tariffs, tradeoffs, and our values. www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6Jo...
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Tariffs, tradeoffs, and defining "the good life"
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 07/04/2025
Americans should be furious the Senate picked up where the House GOP left off: a budget to slash taxes for the wealthy by cutting Americans’ health care and blowing up the deficit. We can do so much better than this naked attempt to further rig the system for the few at the top.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 04/04/2025
Happy to add my name to this letter — and to work across the aisle with my friend Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and a bipartisan group of our colleagues on a bill to roll back the president’s anti-union order and protect federal workers’ rights.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 03/04/2025
I’ll work with either party to restore American manufacturing and create a more self-sufficient economy. www.foxnews.com/politics/dem...
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Democrat rep vows to work with Trump on key part of tariff plan: 'Hoping that I can help'
At least one House Democrat is showing some optimism for President Donald Trump's plan on tariffs.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 03/04/2025
I disagree with the administration’s moves to shutter the only agency focused solely on America's libraries and museums. Mainers understand the value these institutions have in connecting, educating, and even attracting folks from away. I believe in that mission, and am pushing back on those cuts.
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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Today’s bill from @golden.house.gov and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick reverses the Trump administration’s anti-union executive order, and restores federal workers’ right to bargain for better working conditions. These are basic protections every worker deserves.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 02/04/2025
In his executive order against collective bargaining for federal employees, President Trump said that their rights are incompatible with national security. He is wrong. So I've built a coalition of Democrats and Republicans with Rep. Fitzpatrick to support our new bill to protect workers’ rights.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 01/04/2025
Tax season is here — most Mainers receive a refund when they file. Here’s your friendly two-week reminder to make sure you file your taxes by April 15th — and get your hard earned money back in your pocket.
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Congressman Jared Golden @golden.house.gov · 31/03/2025
Vets should be able to easily access the health care they earned, no matter where they live. But that's not always the case for those far away from a VA clinic. I support the Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act to provide more vets with rides to their appointments.
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