“States across the country, including Alaska, have a proven record of success in managing public lands,” said Congressman Young. “Alaska alone manages millions of acres of state parks, forests, historic sites, a network of trails and public use cabins. This legislation addresses the major failure by our federal land management agencies to effectively manage our public lands and provides State agencies the opportunity to do better.” Read more »
“While many Indian tribes and Alaska Native Corporations have made great strides in building businesses and strengthening their economies, tribal communities remain at the bottom of nearly every economic and social indicator,” said Rep. Young in an impassioned speech on the House floor yesterday. “The sad fact is that in 21st century America, severe poverty wears a Native face. Instead of helping tribes make positive strides in energy development, the Obama Administration is erecting new hurdles.” Read more »
“The critical role these men played in sparing the lives of fellow servicemen is remarkable,” said Representative Don Young. “By communicating in spoken code at places like Iwo Jima and Normandy, these fine men forever changed history. Because of them, we were able to relay real-time information on enemy positions, provide directions to troops on the ground, and gather intelligence that helped us end a dark time in the world’s history.” Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Alaskan Congressman Don Young today praised the final passage of H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act, legislation he cosponsored to allow millions of Americans with canceled healthcare policies under the Affordable Care Act the ability to keep their existing plans. This commonsense, bipartisan legislation makes good on the President’s broken promise that every American woul... Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young received positive news today from the U.S. Custom and Border Protection (CBP) that they have reversed their decision to deny increased international travel to the Fairbanks International Airport by limiting landing rights for Air North – a Yukon Territory based airline service working closely with Holland America to bring visitors to Alaska. The decision comes only da... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Alaskan Congressman Don Young issued the following statement in response to the Department of Health and Human Services release of Affordable Care Act enrollment numbers. “After nearly 4 years of planning and preparation for the rollout of this unsound healthcare law, the Administration has failed the American public once again by spending nearly $600 million taxpayer dollar... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today joined 38 members of Congress in signing a bipartisan letter urging leadership in both the House and Senate to include fishery disaster relief in the final funding package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014. The bipartisan coalition from coastal states across the country emphasized the devastating impacts fisheries disasters have had on coastal communiti... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaska’s Congressional Delegation is advocating that Congress use the same approach it does with the Veterans Administration and fund the Indian Health Service one year in advance, to avoid the recurring and needless uncertainty faced by Alaska Native health care providers and those of providers for all indigenous people. Given the fact that the IHS has received its funding on t... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - While traveling in Southeast Alaska this week during the Congressional state work period, Alaska Congressman Don Young experienced some minor chest discomfort and out of caution went for examination at the Wrangell Medical Center. After observation, he was advised to seek further diagnostic tests, which he undertook Saturday afternoon in Anchorage. Following tests, Congressman Y... Read more »
