Congressman for All Alaska Don Young introduced legislation (H.R. 1220) this afternoon that would transform the USCG Cutter STORIS, a decommissioned Coast Guard cutter, into a Museum and Maritime Education Center in Juneau. Commissioned in 1942, it is the oldest cutter in the Coast Guard fleet and was routinely used to patrol the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea. Congressman Young previously incl... Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young has released the following statement congratulating John Baker of Kotzebue on his 2011 Iditarod win: “I know the Bakers well and I am very proud of John and his team. John has excelled in this race many times, but today, not only did he have his first win, but he also now claims the fastest time the race the has ever been run, AND he’s the first Inupiaq to ever win. T... Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young has reintroduced legislation amending the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before May 15, 2008, the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 991) . As of the listing date, there were roughly 41 hunters with legally taken trophi... Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young was a vocal participant in this morning’s Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands oversight hearing entitled “Examining the spending, priorities and the mission of the National Park Service and the President’s FY 2012 Budget Proposal.” Congressman Young took this as an opportunity to hold National Park Service (NPS) Director Jon Jarvis’ feet to the fi... Read more »
As Colonel Gaddafi started bombing Libyan oil pipes today, Alaskan Congressman Don Young stressed the need to increase energy production domestically so as to make the United States more energy independent and reduce our oil imports. In a letter to President Obama, Congressman Young outlined some of the ways Alaska could be significantly contributing to this effort, and to America’s economic stren... Read more »
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, chaired by Alaskan Congressman Don Young, held its first oversight hearing this morning on the effectiveness of federal spending on Native American programs, and on the President’s FY 2012 budget request for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians. Testimony was presented by Larry EchoHawk, ... Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted yes today on H.R. 4, The Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act. H.R. 4 amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal a provision that requires all businesses to report any transaction of $600 or more to the Internal Revenue Service, placing undue burden on small, family owned businesses. Additionally, it repeals 1099 reporting requirements for owners of ... Read more »
The House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing yesterday on the Administration’s “Wild Lands” order, Secretarial Order No. 3310. This order, issued December 23, 2010, by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to reanalyze millions of acres of public lands to determine if they contain Wilderness characteristics. Upon determination, Order No. 3310... Read more »
Today, American Indian and Alaskan Native Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Don Young and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings introduced legislation limiting excessive attorney fees in the Cobell Settlement to $50 million. To read the Natural Resources Committee’s press release, click here. #### Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted this afternoon in favor of H.R. 662, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011. H.R. 662 continues funding the Highway Trust Fund at 2010 spending levels. This extension of funding makes sure that states are reimbursed by the Federal Highway Administration (FWA) at the end of the year. “Today, the House of Representatives took a step in the right directio... Read more »
