The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Coast Guard Authorization bill (H.R. 2830) today which would authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2008. Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted in favor of this bill. Included in the legislation was a provision that would transform the USCG Cutter STORIS, a decommissioned Coast Guard cutter, into a Museum and Maritime Education Cent... Read more »
Current Date: April 22, 2008 Release Date: April 22, 2008 Rep. Don Young Joins the American Council of the Blind in Supporting the Safety of Blind Pedestrians function openlittleme(url) { window.open(url, 'detailpop', 'height=600,width=700,toolbar=yes,menubar=yes,location=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes'); } function openverylittleme(url) { window.open(url, 'detaillittlepop', 'height=200,width=4... Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young submitted the following statement, as prepared, at the Full Committee Hearing on the Clean Water Restoration Act (H.R. 2421), in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: "With more than 3 million lakes, 12 thousand rivers, thousands of streams, creeks, and ponds, and more coastline than the other 49 states combined, the Clean Water Act has and will continu... Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today regarding the recent announcement by the Federal Aviation Administration regarding its plan to move Alaskan engineers to Seattle as part of their Engineering Services Efficiency Plan: "I am disappointed by the FAA’s decision to consolidate many air traffic control and engineering functions in order to cut operating costs," said ... Read more »
Rep. Young Shows Continued Strong Support of Alaska’s Veterans Alaskan Congressman Don Young continued his strong show of support of Alaska’s veterans this afternoon as he signed on as a cosponsor of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act, the Veterans’ Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act (H.R. 402), and the Veterans Administration Epilepsy Centers of Excellence Act of 2007 (H.R.... Read more »
Alaska Congressman Don Young spoke out today to urge the Supreme Court to overturn the D.C. Gun Ban and uphold the Second Amendment Rights of the citizens of our Capitol. "The original intent of the Second Amendment was to protect each individual’s right to keep and bear arms. The District’s gun ban is a blatant violation of this right and the Supreme Court should protect Second Amendment rights f... Read more »
House Democrats passed the FY09 Budget Resolution this evening, marking their 17th tax hike of the 110th Congress. At a time when home heating oil prices are between $6-8 a gallon in rural Alaska, gas is over $3 a gallon, the dollar is declining to an all-time low, and cost of living prices are sky rocketing, this version of the budget includes a tax hike of $683 billion, the largest in American ... Read more »
"WE ARE WINNING." - Mike Bridges, Colonel, Deputy Team Leader, EPRT Baghdad 5 Dear Colleague, As the Senate debates proposals that would destroy all of the progress our troops have made in Iraq, I wanted to bring to your attention some correspondence and photos that I received from one of my constituents who is serving in Iraq. November 14, 2007 Dear Representative Young: I am an Alaska Army Nati... Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young secured funding totaling $64.8 million for Alaskan constituent projects of interest in the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations bill. The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to take up this legislation mid-week. The list of projects as follows: Agriculture and Rural Development · $864,000 for Alaska Association of Conservation Districts for soil and water co... Read more »
Legislation that would expand, upgrade and expedite the hydrographic surveys needed for accurate nautical charts was approved by the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Oceans. The legislation (H.R. 3352) is sponsored by U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), the Ranking Member of the Natural Resources Committee. Hydrographic surveys support a variety of maritime functions including s... Read more »
