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Maine's Golden is lone Democrat to vote down COVID-19 bill

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PORTLAND, Maine – The sole Democratic congressman to vote against the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package is a Marine Corps veteran who represents a vast, politically mixed district in Maine.

Rep. Jared Golden, who has represented Maine's 2nd Congressional District since 2019, was the only lawmaker from either party to break ranks on the bill.

The package, President Joe Biden's top legislative priority, includes direct payments to most adults, aid to schools struggling to reopen during the pandemic and local governments grappling with falling revenues.

It also provides additional money for unemployment and an expanded tax credit for families with children. Golden said in February that he believed the bill contained too much unnecessary

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