House Democrat Jared Golden Defends Voting Against Wasteful $1.9T Relief Bill
On 2/27/21 at 11:29 AM EST
Maine Democratic Congressman Jared Golden defended his vote Saturday against the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, saying the wasteful bill fails to focus on unemployment assistance and vaccine testing.
Golden and Oregon Democratic Congressman Kurt Schrader were the only two members of their party to vote against President Joe Biden s American Rescue Plan, joining every single Republican member of the House. The package includes provisions for raising the federal minimum wage to $15 as well as $1,400 direct checks to qualifying Americans additions Golden labeled unnecessary or untimely spending.