Jared Golden in Survey of 2018 House campaign websites

On Environment: Fully fund the Environmental Protection Agency

• Backed legislation to keep the United States in the Paris Climate Agreement.
• Supported the Land and Water Conservation Fund, our nation's most successful program for protecting public lands and parks
• Supported legislation to fully fund the Environmental Protection Agency.
• Championed legislation to address the maintenance backlog at our national parks.

On Government Reform: Cosponsored the For the People Act election reform

• Supported a constitutional amendment to overturn the disastrous Citizens United decision.
• Walked the talk by refusing to accept donations from Corporate PACs.
• Cosponsored and voted for the most comprehensive election reform and anti-corruption legislation in decades, the For the People Act, which would limit partisan gerrymandering, bolster ethics rules, reduce the influence of private money in politics, and expand voting rights.

On Health Care: Opposed efforts to repeal Affordable Care Act

• Prioritized lowering prescription drug prices.
• Opposed the Trump Administration's misguided support of the lawsuit to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would weaken protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
• Supported numerous bills to expand Medicare coverage, including dental, hearing, and vision care
• Backed a bill to allow states like Maine to take advantage of full federal funding to support Medicaid expansion.

On Jobs: Stronger unions lead to a stronger middle-class

• Jared is a labor Democrat who believes that our economy does well when workers at all levels are treated with dignity through fair compensation and benefits. He knows that stronger unions lead to a stronger middle-class in America. While in Congress, he has:
• Led a coalition to push for the passage of the PRO Act, one of the most significant pro-labor bills in a generation.
• Gone to bat for Maine's heritage industries.
• Used his position on the House Small Business Committee to highlight the need to invest in rural infrastructure, including broadband, to help Maine businesses and communities succeed.

On Social Security: Protect Social Security; increase benefits

• Promised to protect Social Security and increase benefits so that no senior retires in poverty.
• Signed onto legislation to repeal the Windfall Elimination Program and Government Pension Offset, poorly-designed calculations that unfairly reduce Maine retirees' Social Security benefits.
• Fought to lower prescription drug costs for seniors by proposing a cap on out-of-pocket Medicare part D costs and introducing legislation that would punish drug companies for excessive price hikes.

On War & Peace: Increase funding for mental health care at VA

• Leading an effort to push the VA to establish a permanent unit at Togus to provide long-term beds for mental health and substance abuse treatment.
• Passed an amendment through the House to increase funding for long-term mental health care beds as a part of the annual VA funding bill.
• Voted for a successful effort to expand VA protections to Blue Water Navy Veterans exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam.