Jared Golden: “I have just heard repeatedly from veterans and mental health care experts with specialization in providing care to…”

Mr. LePage and his Democratic challenger, Matt Dunlap, were a far cry from being standard bearers of the generations that will inherit the legacy of today’s Congress.

It’s about protecting the working-class communities those men and women support. In my district, lobster fishing is the backbone of towns up and down the coast.

Although the bill was not perfect, a shutdown would introduce even more chaos and uncertainty at a time when our country can ill-afford it.

I don't fear losing. What has become apparent to me is that I now dread the prospect of winning.