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Washington, D.C. – Under the guise of concern for the effects of “global climate change,” language that would bar the use of funds for the processing of polar bear import permits was offered on the House floor today by Rep. Inslee (D-WA) as an amendment to the Interior Appropriations bill for FY 2008. In reality, this language would further complicate polar bear management and detract from p... Read more »

This evening an amendment to the FY 2007 Interior Appropriations bill that would prohibit the use of funds for road building for the purposes of timber harvesting in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, was offered on the U.S. House of Representatives floor. The Tongass National Forest occupies 16.8 million acres in Alaska. Currently, about 14 million acres are set aside as wilderness, roadless... Read more »

Legislation that will add more than 61,000 acres to two Alaska wildlife refuges while allowing for a road to connect an isolated Aleut Native community to the region’s only safe and reliable airport has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. This major land exchange will be the first new wilderness land designated in Alaska by Congress in more than 25 years. “The Izembek and Al... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Alaska Congressional Delegation is pleased to announce a grant from the Department of Education in the amount of $999,999. This grant has been awarded to the Skagway City School District under the Teaching American History Grants Program. This grant program supports three-year projects to improve teachers' knowledge and understanding of traditional American history through... Read more »

Congressman for All Alaska Don Young spoke on the floor of the United States House of Representatives this afternoon to defend the Denali Commission against a troubling amendment offered to the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2641) that would eliminate all federal funding. Congressman Young’s remarks as prepared: “Madam Speaker, I am dismayed that this Congress, including Members o... Read more »

, D.C. – A series of Republican amendments designed to correct numerous problems in a controversial Democratic “energy bill” were defeated by the Democratic Majority during a Natural Resources Committee markup today. The Republican amendments would have protected the American public from the higher energy prices and increased foreign energy imports which result from the legislation - the so-... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Alaska Congressional Delegation is pleased to announce the following grant to a community in the State of Alaska U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: $150,653 to the Native Village of Tanacross under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996. These funds may be used for a variety of things including new construction, modernizati... Read more »

Congressman for All Alaska Don Young released the following statement in honor of Memorial Day: “This country is home to millions of courageous members of the Armed Services, and on this Memorial Day, let us not forget those who have died defending this great Nation. There is a tendency for all of us to just enjoy the three-day weekend without taking a moment to recognize the reason for it. “... Read more »

Legislation that will help fund research and education programs important to the continued recovery of the American Bald Eagle has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Alaska Congressman Don Young. “The American Bald Eagle Commemorative Coin Program Amendments of 2007” (H.R. 2393) amends the American Bald Eagle Recovery and National Emblem Commemorative Coin Act so that all... Read more »

Multiple pieces of legislation that would work to benefit our nation’s veterans were passed in the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday. Congressman for All Alaska Don Young supported each of the seven bills presented before the House. “I am always proud to vote in favor of any bill that will help our country’s veterans,” said Congressman Young. “Alaska is home to five significantly ... Read more »