Washington, Jan. 22 -- Congressman Jared Golden issued the following press release:

Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today voted for the remaining Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills that, if passed by the Senate, will fund the government and avoid another harmful government shutdown at the end of the month.

A spending "minibus" to fund the departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development passed the House in a bipartisan 341-88 vote.

"Passing a budget is our primary responsibility in Congress and I'm proud to have supported this package of spending bills, which will provide some measure of relief for Americans dealing with a high cost of living by increasing funding for child car...