Don Young, Congressman for All Alaska

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  • ICYMI: Congressman Young Welcomes Home Last Frontier Honor Flight
    Posted in Press Releases on October 29, 2014 | Preview rr
    Tags: Veterans

    Anchorage, AK – On Saturday, October 25, Alaskan Congressman Don Young joined a group of thankful Alaskans at the Ted Stevens International Airport to welcome home more than 20 World War II and Korean Conflict veterans from Washington, D.C. as part of the Last Frontier Honor Flight. Click here to watch the Last Frontier Honor Flight Welcome Home Celebration at the Ted Stevens International Anchorage Airport on October 25, 2014. Congressman Young personally greeted each veteran and volunteer as t... Read more

  • VA Reform Bill Passes House with Strong Bipartisan Support
    Posted in Press Releases on July 30, 2014 | Preview rr
    Tags: Veterans

    WASHINGTON, DC – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today praised the passage of H.R. 3230, the Veterans’ Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014, which increases accountability, access and care for our nation’s veterans, in addition to following reforms spearheaded in Alaska to expand veteran care to non-VA hospitals and clinics. The legislation, which was sponsored by House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jeff Miller (R-FL), passed today by a vote 420 to ... Read more

  • Congressman Young Shares His Thoughts on the 70th Anniversary of D-Day
    Posted in Press Releases on June 6, 2014 | Preview rr
    Tags: Veterans

    Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today shared this message on the 70th Anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy: “70-years ago today, one of the most important military operations in our nation’s history commenced, D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. What began as an overnight invasion by paratroopers, quickly mounted into a full amphibious invasion along 50-miles of fortified French coastline by as many as 156,000 Allied troops, half of which were American. “To the beaches ... Read more

  • Congressman Young Comments on the Resignation of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki
    Posted in Press Releases on May 30, 2014 | Preview rr
    Tags: Veterans

    Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young today shared the following statement after the resignation of General Eric Shinseki, Secretary of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs: “Without doubt, General Shinseki has served with distinction and honor throughout his 38-years of service to this nation,” said Congressman Don Young. “However, I now believe he lacks the confidence and trust of the millions he serves to remain atop the Veterans’ Administration. While I don’t believe Secretary Shins... Read more

  • Congressman Young: VA Management Needs To Be Held Accountable
    Posted in Press Releases on May 21, 2014 | Preview rr
    Tags: Veterans

    Washington, D.C – Following numerous accounts that shine light on a number of major Department of Veteran Affairs failures, including data and appointment manipulation that led to patient harm and wrongful death at VA hospitals across the nation, today Alaskan Congressman Don Young stood behind bipartisan legislation to ensure these types of disastrous failures never occur again and those responsible are held accountable. H.R. 4031, the Department of Veterans Management Accountability Act of 201... Read more

  • Alaska Delegation Gives Last Frontier Honor Flight Warm DC Welcome
    Posted in Press Releases on May 8, 2014 | Preview rr
    Tags: Veterans

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the shadow of the United States Capitol, Alaska’s Congressional Delegation today personally greeted the Last Frontier Honor Flight, comprised of over 40 Alaska veterans of World War II, the Korean Conflict and other foreign engagements of the 20th Century. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich, along with Congressman Don Young, gave the veterans, volunteers, friends and family a warm welcome to the Nation’s Capital as the group visited Washington, D.C. to visit the memori... Read more

  • House Passes Bipartisan Military Construction And Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill
    Posted in Press Releases on April 30, 2014 | Preview rr
    Tags: Defense , Veterans

    Washington, D.C. - Alaskan Congressman Don Young today voted in favor of H.R. 4486, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, which works to boost veterans programs, streamline services, reduce the veteran backlog, and ensure that our active duty military service members and their families have the facilities they deserve. The bill includes $71.5 billion in discretionary funding which supports vital Department of Defense infrastructure projects and allows the Department... Read more

  • Washington Post: Federal lawmakers rarely hiring veterans
    Posted in Articles on April 8, 2014 | Preview rr
    Tags: Veterans

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress often urge federal agencies and the private sector to hire military veterans, but a survey suggests they rarely follow that advice with their personal staff. The survey says veterans made up less than 3 percent of the staff in the congressional offices that responded. The survey was conducted by HillVets, an organization of veterans serving in government. Slightly more than half the 535 congressional offices elected to respond to the survey. Lawmakers held a... Read more

  • Newsmax: Republicans Pledge to Increase Ranks of Veterans on Capitol Hill
    Posted in Articles on April 6, 2014 | Preview rr
    Tags: Veterans

    Republicans have expressed their dismay at a report that fewer than 3 percent of staffers working for legislators in Congress were veterans and pledged their efforts to increase those numbers. "The percentage of veterans working on Capitol Hill is certainly discouraging," Illinois Rep. Bill Enyart, who served in Air Force during the Vietnam War, told Newsmax in a statement. "When I served as adjutant general of the Illinois National Guard, I saw first-hand how hard it can be for our military men... Read more

  • Congressmen Young Votes to Restore Veteran Cuts
    Posted in Press Releases on February 11, 2014 | Preview rr
    Tags: Veterans

    WASHINGTON – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today released this statement following the passage of the House amendment to restore the Cost of Living Allocation for all veterans cut in last year’s budget deal. “I have always believed that the federal government must honor the commitments it has made to all of our nation’s veterans. Today, I was proud to support the restoration of the veteran COLA funding because it was the right thing to do. Asking our veterans to shoulder a financial sacrifice wh... Read more

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