King and Sen. Susan Collins, who both oppose a ban on assault weapons, defended their votes last week to protect access to guns for military veterans who are unable to manage their finances.
Rep. Jared Golden
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Golden adds his voice to call for assault weapons ban as shootings reignite national debate
‘I will work with any colleague to get this done in the time that I have left in Congress,’ said the 2nd-District Democrat, who previously opposed a ban.
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Golden backs expanded powers for acting speaker
The 2nd District congressman joined other centrist Democrats in calling for expanded powers for Patrick McHenry so the U.S. House of Representatives can resume its work.
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Maine’s members of Congress frustrated but not without hope after recent chaos
In interviews with the Press Herald, Angus King, Susan Collins, Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden reflected on the near-shutdown of the federal government followed by the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy – and what happens next.
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Golden and Pingree vote with House majority to remove Speaker McCarthy
The Maine Democrats joined other members of their party in voting to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which means the Republican leader did not get enough support to keep his job.
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The Maine Millennial: The working class is defined by more than work
Let’s go back to basics on a concept that shouldn’t be as muddied as it is.
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The Maine Millennial: Why student loan forgiveness touches a nerve
Rep. Jared Golden’s recent tirade on the subject was insulting to Mainers – and gravely out of touch.
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Douglas Rooks: The stark contrast in style of two young Maine Democrats
Congressman Jared Golden has stirred up a late-summer kerfuffle with a social media post concerning his earlier vote against President Biden’s student loan debt relief package. Maine’s 2nd District representative was one of only two House Democrats to oppose the plan — later struck down by the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority — and he was, […]
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Congressional delegation, Maine Republican leaders react cautiously to newest Trump indictment
Only Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat, offered a pointed response to the former president’s latest legal troubles.
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Madison ceremony marks return of manufacturing, and jobs, to former paper mill
Gov. Janet Mills, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and U.S. Rep. Jared Golden were among a crowd of a few hundred Friday celebrating the work of TimberHP to restart manufacturing operations at the plant.