Golden issued a controversial statement on the issue Friday that drew sharp retorts from those who favor student loan forgiveness.
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President Biden reaches out to Jared Golden during speech in Auburn
Though the Lewiston Democrat has often been a thorn in Biden’s side, the president offered only kind words for the Maine lawmaker on Friday.
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Jared Golden, Angus King race ahead in fundraising for 2024 elections
Maine’s congressional incumbents are easily outpacing challengers so far in collecting campaign cash.
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Ukraine needs more missiles, tanks and planes from U.S., says Maine’s Jared Golden
2nd District Democrat among most ardent U.S. House supporters for arming Ukraine in its quest to oust Russian invaders
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the House has passed the Small Entity Update Act, to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to update, every five years, its definition of ‘small entity’ for the purposes of regulation.
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Most of Maine’s delegation won’t even talk about an assault weapons ban
Three of the state’s four members of Congress oppose a ban, mostly because they don’t believe it’s practical in a divided government. Only Rep. Chellie Pingree supports it.
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Republican seeks to challenge Jared Golden
Robert Cross is the first but likely not the last contender in the large district.
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Jared Golden floats compromise to fend off debt crisis in Washington
Lawmaker urges president and the U.S. House speaker to cut a deal on the budget to prevent a federal default on debt payments.
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Jared Golden pushes for Ukraine to get F-16s soon
Maine’s 2nd District Democrat is leading a bipartisan effort to convince President Biden to deliver modern fighters to counter Russia.
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Democratic Blue Dogs like Jared Golden can still bark, but can they bite?
Maine’s 2nd District lawmaker sees hope for compromise and progress in a narrowly divided, Republican-controlled U.S. House