WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden urges regulators to drop unnecessary new ropeless lobster gear proposal * WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) is urging the New England Fisheries Management Council (NEFMC) to abandon a proposed regulatory framework that would push Maine lobstermen toward using costly, unproven ropeless or on-demand gear. The framework, independent of ongoing work authorized by Congress to study t  more