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Maine Rep. Golden is only House Democrat to vote against $1.75 trillion Build Back Better bill

Maine Rep. Golden is only House Democrat to vote against $1.75 trillion Build Back Better bill

Jared Golden during an in-studio appearance on WGAN in 2019. Photo: 560 WGAN Newsradio


WASHINGTON, D.C. (WGAN) Maine Democratic Congressman Jared Golden was the only member of his party to vote against the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better package, which passed in the House on Friday morning.

The sweeping bill includes funding for universal pre-K, a year-long extension of the Child Tax Credit, Medicare expansion, affordable housing and other programs, but is likely to face revisions once it makes its way to the Senate, where its future remains unclear.

The bill cleared the House in a 220-213 vote, with Golden, who represents Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, siding against it. He said he supports many of the programs in the bill but would work to improve it, criticizing a provision to raise the cap on state and local tax deductions which would largely benefit high-income households.

Chellie Pingree, a Democrat who represents Maine’s 1st Congressional District, voted in favor of the bill.

“From skyrocketing prescription drug costs to affordable housing, the Build Back Better Act takes aim at the serious challenges facing our nation that have been ignored for too long,” she said in a statement on Friday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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