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House-Passed National Defense Authorization Act Poised to Pass Senate Tomorrow
Posted in Press Releases on December 7, 2016 | Preview rr
Tags: Defense
Washington, D.C. – Days after House-passage of the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference agreement, the Senate is poised to pass the $619 billion defense policy bill tomorrow. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation – which prioritizes military strength and readiness – makes key reforms and improvements for military operations, including vital increases to the end strength of the Armed Forces and the largest military pay-raise in six years. Alaska Congressman Don Yo... Read more
Young Supports House-Passage of 21st Century Cures Act
Posted in Press Releases on December 1, 2016 | Preview rr
Tags: Health Care Reform
Washington, D.C. – In a unified effort to accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of new treatments and cures for diseases, yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives and Alaska Congressman Don Young overwhelmingly passed the 21st Century Cures Act. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation – which passed the House by a vote of 392 to 26 – makes significant reforms, increases to funding, and advancements necessary to modernize the nation’s management of new healthcare innovations and ... Read more
Reps. Young and Gabbard Introduce Bipartisan Resolution on #GivingTuesday
Posted in Press Releases on November 29, 2016 | Preview rr

Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) introduced a bipartisan resolution today recognizing #GivingTuesday, a global day of charitable giving and volunteerism. #GivingTuesday, the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, begins the holiday season in the spirit of service, following widely-recognized shopping events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The resolution recognizes that philanthropy and charitable giving transcend party divides and unite peopl... Read more
Alaska Delegation Slams Decision to Strip Arctic Leases from New OCS Plan
Posted in Press Releases on November 18, 2016 | Preview rr
Tags: Alaska Energy Issues
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, and U.S. Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today condemned the Obama administration’s decision to remove two Alaska lease sales – one each in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas – from its “Proposed Final Program” for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leasing for 2017-2022. Eliminating the program’s Arctic sales will yield the weakest offshore development plan in American history and lock up vast resources that are needed to grow our economy... Read more
Young Supports House-Passage of Midnight Rules Relief Act
Posted in Press Releases on November 17, 2016 | Preview rr

Washington, D.C. – In an effort to address the potential onslaught of end-of-term regulations released by the Obama administration in its final weeks, today the House passed H.R. 5982, the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016. The legislation establishes a simple, rapid-response method for a new Congress to undo abusive midnight rules submitted during the final 60 legislative days of Congress by an outgoing administration. “Over the last eight years, the Obama administration has moved ahead with on... Read more
Young Concludes Successful Visit to Maine for Arctic Council’s Senior Officials Meeting
Posted in Press Releases on October 7, 2016 | Preview rr
Tags: Defense , Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources, Native Economic Development, Fisheries
Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young, co-chair of the Congressional Arctic Working Group, recently wrapped up a visit to Portland, ME for the Arctic Council’s Senior Officials Meeting (SAO). Young’s visit included various meetings, discussions and events focused on cooperation, coordination and interaction among Arctic nations and stakeholders. As the only member of the Alaska congressional delegation in attendance, Congressman Young worked to educate others on the unique challenges a... Read more
Young Applauds Enactment of Legislation Extending Highly Rural Veterans Transportation Program
Posted in Press Releases on September 30, 2016 | Preview rr
Tags: Veterans
Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young today applauded the bill signing of H.R. 5985, the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act, which extends numerous Veterans Administration (VA) programs, including the Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Grant (HRTG) program – originally set to expire at the end of Fiscal Year 2017. Congressman Young introduced H.R. 5558, the VA Highly Rural Transportation Program Extension Act, earlier this year to raise awareness for the looming e... Read more
Young on Short-Term Funding Bill: “Not a Perfect Approach, But We Were Able to Include a Tremendous Amount of Good for Alaska and the Nation”
Posted in Press Releases on September 28, 2016 | Preview rr

Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young this evening voted in favor of a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) Appropriations Package, which funds the federal government through December 9, 2016. In addition to providing the full Fiscal Year 2017 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations, the bill contains $1.1 billion in emergency funding to fight and prevent the spread of the Zika virus and $37 million to help fight the nation’s opioid epidemic. “As I’ve said before, s... Read more
House Passes Water Resource Development Bill
Posted in Press Releases on September 28, 2016 | Preview rr
Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources, Native Economic Development, Fisheries
Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young and the U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 5303, the Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, bipartisan legislation to promote economic competitiveness and strengthen the nation’s water transportation and infrastructure needs – including harbors and ports in coastal states like Alaska. H.R. 5303, which passed by a margin of 399 to 25, contains a number of Alaska and Arctic specific provisions championed by Congressman Young, inc... Read more
On 20th Anniversary of Arctic Council, Reps. Young and Larsen Call on U.S. to ‘Fulfill its Responsibilities as an Arctic Nation’
Posted in Press Releases on September 23, 2016 | Preview rr
Tags: Alaska Energy Issues
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Representatives Don Young and Rick Larsen (WA-02) this week introduced a House Resolution to mark the 20th anniversary of the Arctic Council and to express support for the Council’s work. The resolution cited the Arctic Council’s vital importance in promoting international cooperation on military, maritime, economic and scientific interests shared by Arctic nations. “The United States’ current chairmanship of the Arctic Council offers an opportunity to promote and implement our... Read more

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