Washington D.C. - Alaskan Congressman Don Young was sworn into office today beginning his 21st term as the sole Member of Congress representing Alaska in the U.S. House of Representatives. “I am honored and blessed to be sworn in for my 21st term in office today, representing the state I love and continuing my fight on behalf of all Alaskans,” said Rep. Young. “As the second most senior Republican... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today the House of Representatives passed H.R. 443, as amended in the Senate, by a vote of 410 to 5. This legislation was originally introduced by Alaskan Congressman Don Young and will direct the Department of Health and Human Services to transfer three parcels of federal land in Kotzebue, Alaska from the Indian Health Service to the Maniilaq Assocation. The land transfer will al... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement after voting in favor of legislation to avoid the “fiscal cliff”: “Today’s agreement to avert the fiscal cliff is a short-term and last minute fix to a chronic and long-term spending problem here in Washington. In the coming months, Congress must work to enact real tax reform and meaningful spending cuts that will pu... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today released the following statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) environmental assessment decision that genetically engineered salmon pose “no significant impact” on the environmental or public’s health: “I’ve said from the beginning that frankenfish pose a grave threat to Alaska’s wild salmon stocks, and today’s decision... Read more »
Washington, D.C. -- Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted today in favor of the Conference Report of H.R. 4310 – the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2013. The bill contains several of Rep. Young’s Alaska specific amendments, including a back-door BRAC prevention measure. The legislation – which passed by a vote of 315-107, will authorize roughly $640.2 billion in National d... Read more »
Alaska’s Congressional delegation today welcomed news that rural Alaska communities New Stuyahok, Ekwok, Stebbins, Saint Michael and Coffman Cove will receive over $5 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to alleviate energy costs. The goals of the USDA’s High Energy Cost Program, which provides the funding, are to improve energy efficiency and lower ratepayer costs thro... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today on the Department of Interior’s announcement of the Integrated Activity Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement on management of the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A). “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, this plan is misguided, and I remain concerned about the economic feasibility of future pipel... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today announced the following staff change in his Washington, D.C. office: Mike Anderson has been hired to serve as Press Secretary in Congressman Young’s Washington, D.C. office. Mike comes to Congressman Young’s office from Senator Lisa Murkowski, where he worked in her press office for the past two years. Originally from Anchorage, AK, Anderson r... Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young today released the following statement on the passing of Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii: “I was deeply saddened to hear of Senator Inouye’s passing today. The islands of Hawaii and the state of Alaska lost a true friend. A war hero and member of the “Greatest Generation,” Senator Inouye was an institution in the Senate and was a tireless public servant for Hawaii si... Read more »
After months of hard work by Alaskan Congressman Don Young, the United States Senate unanimously passed the House-passed Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (H.R. 2838). This legislation authorizes $8.6 billion in fiscal year 2013 and $8.7 billion in fiscal year 2014 for the Coast Guard. “The Coast Guard serves a crucially important role in Alaska,” said Rep. Young. “By passing th... Read more »
