WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Today, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) voted to pass H.R. 1435, the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, legislation that would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from allowing states to directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new gas-powered cars. "Forcing manufacturers - via dealerships in Maine - to offer Zero Emission Vehicles absent any connection to mar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), Congressman Tracey Mann (KS-01), Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) announced new bipartisan legislation that would improve rural small businesses' access to federal resources and create better lines of communication between Main Street and Washington. The bill, which passed with unanimous support out of the House Smal  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: BRUNSWICK, ME - Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in observance of National POW/MIA Recognition Day. The day recognizes America's servicemembers who have been Prisoners of War, those still Missing in Action, and their families. "On National Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day, we join together to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) yesterday introduced the Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act, which would ban the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate deceptive content falsely depicting federal candidates in political ads with the intent of influencing federal elections.  "American democracy faces novel thr  more