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Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) releasing the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Chukchi Sea Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193: “This is a positive development for Alaska’s economy. While many outside groups continue to do all that they can to lock up Alaska’s... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young today announced the following staff changes in his Washington, D.C. office: Luke Miller has been promoted from Staff Assistant to Press Secretary. Born and raised in Juneau, AK, Luke joined Congressman Young’s office fulltime in July 2010 after graduating from the University of North Dakota with a degree in Business Management. Additionally, Luke served as an intern i... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) decision to issue conditional approval for Shell’s revised Exploration Plan which calls for drilling up to four shallow exploration wells in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea: “Today’s decision by BOEMRE is an important development for Alaska. I have always said th... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted yes tonight on the Budget Control Act of 2011. This legislation cuts spending by $917 billion, implements spending caps, requires the House and Senate to vote on a Balanced Budget Amendment, and does not contain any new taxes. This bill passed by a vote of 269 – 161. “I believe this is the best compromise we are going to get,” said Rep. Young. “We run a serious ... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted no on H.R. 2693, Senator Harry Reid’s “Budget Control Act of 2011” this afternoon. The Reid plan would authorize the President to increase the debt ceiling by $2.4 trillion with two separate $1.2 trillion authorizations. According to Democrats, the Reid plan reduces the deficit by $2.19 trillion over ten years; however $1 trillion of the estimated cuts are from ... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted yes tonight on the Budget Control Act of 2011. This important bill reduces spending by more than it increases the debt limit, and imposes no new taxes. This legislation would reduce total spending by $917 billion over the next 10 years and would provide for a $900 billion increase in the statutory debt limit, subject to a Congressional disapproval process. “The ... Read more »

The U.S. House voted tonight against an amendment introduced by Rep. Norman Dicks (D-WA) that would strike a provision in the Interior Appropriations bill forbidding the National Parks Service from enforcing regulations on waters in Alaska’s Yukon-Charley National Preserve. This provision, included at the request of Alaskan Congressman Don Young, will be included in the final version of the Interi... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young reintroduced the Public-Private Vocational Partnership Act today which aims to strengthen vocational education programs. Specifically, this legislation would create a tax credit for businesses that either donate equipment to vocational education programs or host an intern as part of an educational training program approved by a college or school. “W... Read more »

The U.S. House Committee on Appropriations finished marking up the FY 2012 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, yesterday evening. Included in the final legislation passed out of the committee is a provision, requested by Alaskan Congressman Don Young, which would forbid the National Parks Service from enforcing regulations on waters in Alaska’s Yukon-Charley National Pr... Read more »

The House Committee on Natural Resources marked-up the Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act today, introduced by Chairman of the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Don Young (R-AK) and Ranking Member Dan Boren (D-OK), in April. This bipartisan legislation will allow the Sealaska Native Corporation to receive its remaining land conveyance under... Read more »