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Alaskan Congressman Don Young participated and spoke at today’s Tanana River Bridge Groundbreaking in Salcha. The construction of the Tanana River Bridge will allow the Alaska railroad to expand to the east, specifically from Fairbanks to Delta Junction. Additionally, the Tanana River Bridge will make it possible for year round, all weather access to the Military’s Joint Pacific Alaska Range Comp... Read more »

Alaska Congressman Don Young offered the following statement at the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands hearing on draft legislation that would create a stable revenue source for rural communities through an increase in forest management receipts, in light of the pending expiration of the Secure Rural School Program: “Chairman Bishop and Ranking Member Grijalva, thank you for ... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young submitted the following testimony at today’s House Natural Resources Committee hearing on “ANWR: Jobs, Energy and Deficit Reduction”: “Chairman Hastings and Ranking Member Markey, thank you for having a hearing on this topic, which is not only important to Alaska, but the energy and economic security and well being of the nation as a whole. At a time of high unemploym... Read more »

Alaska Congressman Don Young testified and participated in a hearing held today by the House Natural Resources Committee on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Today’s hearing was the first hearing held on ANWR since 2003. To view video of Rep. Young’s testimony before the Committee, click here. To view video of Rep. Young questioning the panel of witnesses, click here. To view video of Rep. Youn... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young and Congressmen Gerry Connolly (D-VA), joined by 73 other bipartisan members of Congress, have written Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) Chairwoman Ruth Goldway to urge the PRC to reject thousands of Post Office closures in favor of reforming the Postal Service’s business model. Instead of cutting service, the bipartisan letter drafted by Connolly and Young said Con... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young joined several colleagues this week in introducing the BARR Preservation Act. In the past, the Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program has allowed general aviation aircraft users to opt out of having their flight information made available to the public. However, with the FAA’s recent decision to curtail this decade-old policy and start allowing public acc... Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2887, the Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011. This legislation extends federal highway, transit, and highway safety programs, which would have expired at the end of September, through March 31, 2012. Furthermore, this bill continues funding levels for those programs at SAFETEA-LU levels, which is Alaska Congressman Don Youn... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement regarding the 10-year anniversary of the September 11th attacks: “Ten years ago a war was waged on our country by a group of individuals hell-bent on bringing harm to America. While our country has stood together and persevered, it is important to keep in mind that we are still a nation at war. Americans are still fighting all across ... Read more »

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed H.R. 2838, The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2011 out of committee today. This legislation authorizes the Coast Guard to spend $8.49 billion for FY 2012, $8.6 billion for FY 2013, and $8.7 billion for FY 2014. Alaskan Congressman Don Young worked hard to ensure that several provisions important to Alaska were included i... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement regarding President Obama’s address to the Joint Session of Congress: “Where was this speech two and half years and $800 billion ago? After a failed government stimulus plan, a horrible health care bill and numerous promises to create jobs, I am relieved the President finally wants to address this country’s infrastructure needs. Unfor... Read more »