Meet Jared Golden, the House Democrat who bucked Pelosi, voting against stimulus package, gun bill
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In the showdown over the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package, Rep. Jared Golden stood alone from the rest of his party. Golden, who represents Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, was the only House Democrat last week to vote against the massive spending bill.
Golden was an early opponent to the move by his party's congressional leadership to advance the bill through budget reconciliation, which allowed the legislation to pass with Democratic votes only and avoided the 60-vote filibuster threshold in the Senate. And Golden was one of only two Democrats – along with Rep. Kurt Schrader of Oregon – who voted against the relief package in late February when it cleared its first House hurdle. Explaining his opposition, the congressman wrote, "I know there are people who will continue to need assistance getting through the final stages of this pandemic, which is why I have argued that Congress should have addressed their needs with a targeted bill that extends unemployment benefits, funds vaccine distribution, and increases investments in our public health infrastructure."More Related News