Washington, Sept. 18 -- Congressman Jared Golden issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) is co-leading an effort to strengthen guardrails against Members of Congress using taxpayer-funded earmarks to increase their own net worth.
Golden joined Reps. Young Kim (CA-40) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) to introduce a resolution seeking to change House rules regarding Community Project Funding (CPF), a process that allows Members to direct federal funds to projects undertaken by state, local or tribal governments or certain nonprofits.
"Americans deserve certainty that when a member of Congress secures funding for their district, it's for the good of their constituents - not themselves, their families o...