Washington, D.C. – As the U.S. House of Representatives debates the FY2018 congressional budget resolution – H. Con. Res. 71, establishing a budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and outlining budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 – Alaska Congressman Don Young is once again pushing to end the prohibition against oil and gas development in the Coastal Plain of ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously approved legislation introduced by Alaska Congressman Don Young to settle a long-standing claim by the Alaska Natives from Alexander Creek, Alaska. The legislation, H.R. 1418, would amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to recognize Alexander Creek, Alaska as an Alaska Native Village – entitling them to ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Next week, the U.S. House of Representatives will focus its efforts on a number of Alaska-related items, including Congressman Don Young’s legislation to authorize the construction of a life-saving road from King Cove to Cold Bay, an oversight hearing on the development of Alaska’s onshore energy resources and a subcommittee review of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. U.S. House to Con... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young today issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s proposed rule to effectively roll back the Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule and re-codify the Clean Water Act (CWA) as it existed prior to 2015: “The WOTUS rule represented so much of what was wrong with the Obama administration – a sweeping expansion of ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young today welcomed Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke back to Capitol Hill to testify before a House Natural Resources Committee oversight hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal. Young, who continues to emphasize Congress’ responsibility and authority to implement a budget and set spending, took the opportunity to question Secretary Zinke... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. (AZ-04) and Vice-Chairman for Indian Affairs and Oceans Don Young (AK-At Large) and Western Caucus members Rep. Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Rep. Blake Farenthold (TX-27) released the following statements after a roundtable discussion between Western C... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young today shared the following statement on the confirmation of Ryan Zinke as the 52nd Secretary of the Interior: “I congratulate Representative Zinke on his confirmation and look forward to his efforts to restore a level of certainty and sanity within the Department of Interior. For too long, this department has been a bureaucratic boondoggle – tramplin... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Less than two weeks after championing House-passage of legislation to overturn a misguided rule by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Congressman Don Young is once again advancing legislation – H.R. 228, the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2017 – through the House and on to the Senate. Young’s legislation, which unanimously passed th... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young, co-chair of the Congressional Arctic Working Group, recently wrapped up a visit to Portland, ME for the Arctic Council’s Senior Officials Meeting (SAO). Young’s visit included various meetings, discussions and events focused on cooperation, coordination and interaction among Arctic nations and stakeholders. As the only member of the Alaska congressi... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young and the U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 5303, the Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, bipartisan legislation to promote economic competitiveness and strengthen the nation’s water transportation and infrastructure needs – including harbors and ports in coastal states like Alaska. H.R. 5303, which passed by a margin of 399 to... Read more »
