Washington, D.C – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today questioned Interior Secretary Sally Jewell’s commitment to providing emergency medical access to King Cove, AK during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on the fiscal year 2015 Department of Interior Budget. Congressman Young raised serious concern with Secretary Jewell and her Department’s unwillingness to work on legitimate solutions... Read more »
Washington, D.C. –The House of Representatives today passed bipartisan legislation to reduce the impact the Affordable Care Act has on millions of American workers who may suffer reduced hours and lost wages due to the redefinition of full-time employment within the law. H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers (SAW) Act, would repeal the new 30-hour definition of full time employment in Obamacare and... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today shared his support for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) report reversing its opinion on the status of the Steller Sea Lion, following overbearing National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) restrictions that hampered and closed certain Aleutian Islands groundfish fisheries in 2011. In its most recent Biological Opinion... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today applauded House passage of H.R. 4005, the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014, which authorizes $8.7 billion in discretionary funding for United States Coast Guard (USCG) operations, acquisitions and research for Fiscal Year 2015 and 2016, and works to advance the mission of protecting our nation’s oceans and water... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – On the 50th Anniversary of the 1964 Earthquake, Alaskan Congressman Don Young shared a firsthand account of the Good Friday earthquake, in addition to the devastating destruction in communities across the state, improvements to earthquake and tsunami monitoring systems, and the resilience of the Alaskan people. Congressman Young sharing a firsthand account of the 1964 Earthquake... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today released this statement following the Administration’s announcement to extend the enrollment period for Obamacare beyond the March 31, 2014 deadline. “Once again bypassing Congress, this Administration has unilaterally chosen to extend the enrollment process beyond the March 31st deadline to hide even more flaws in a law that has forced millions... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Alaskan Congressman Don Young today shared his thoughts on the decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a 2011 District Court ruling and once again recognize the exemption for the Tongass National Forest from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. “Today’s 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling is a victory for Alaska and the responsible development of our land,” sai... Read more »
Congressman Young Washington, D.C. Update Even in this extremely divided Congress, where both sides have often already made up their minds on many of the issues we face, I’ve been fortunate enough to gather support around commonsense legislation to fix some of the many problems facing Alaskans and Americans across the country. This is an approach I continue to follow as my colleagues and I work to... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young today issued the following statement after the House passage of H.R. 4015, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act by a vote of 237–182. “Today, I voted to protect senior citizens’ healthcare access by preventing a crippling 24% cut to their Medicare doctors’ rates,” said Congressman Don Young. “This much-needed legislation wou... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young met with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler this week to discuss communication issues facing both rural Alaska and rural America, particularly the development of 21st Century broadband infrastructure in remote and isolated communities. “Chairman Wheeler and I had a very productive meeting to discuss many infrastructure conc... Read more »
