The House passed Rep. Jared Golden’s bill to automatically include Maine’s tribes in any new federal Indian laws, but it appears to have stalled in the Senate.
Rep. Jared Golden
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Maine’s congressional delegation divided on Biden’s student loan debt relief
Pingree praises the move, Golden and Collins oppose it as benefiting college-educated Americans, and King suggests he’d prefer a different approach.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Following the House vote last Friday, that chamber joined the Senate in a recess that is scheduled to last until September.
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Golden, Pingree join House Democrats in passing Inflation Reduction Act
Golden joined the rest of his party’s members in passing the legislation after being the only House Democrat to vote against the larger Build Back Better package that passed in the House but failed in the Senate last year.
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Maine delegation reacts to China’s latest moves
The lawmakers condemned China’s military exercises near Taiwan in the wake of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit this week.
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Maine police union backs Golden, LePage in this year’s election
Law enforcement support for the Lewiston Democrat’s reelection bid is a surprise that counters most Republican criticism of lawmaker.
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Democrats push for 1st semi-automatic gun ban in 20 years, but Rep. Golden is opposed
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee objected to the proposal, calling it an attack on Second Amendment rights.
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Rep. Golden’s bill to expand rights of Maine tribes passes U.S. House
Gov. Janet Mills opposes the measure by her fellow Democrat to automatically include Maine’s tribes in any new federal Indian laws.
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House committee approves another warship, could benefit Bath Iron Works
The House Armed Services Committee voted early Thursday to approve its markup of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, which includes funds for a third DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, due in part to lobbying from Rep. Jared Golden.
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Maine primary elections to be held today. Here’s a preview of the biggest races.
Primaries to elect a Republican candidate for the 2nd Congressional District and a Democrat to represent the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office appear to be the highest-profile races facing voters.