Washington, D.C – Appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers, various Department of Energy programs, and a number of Alaskan projects requested by Congressman Don Young today passed the House of Representatives as part of H.R. 2028, the FY2016 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act. The bill, which passed 240 to 177, would provide $35.4 billion in FY16 spending – $29 billion for the D... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today shared the following message as the United States assumes its two year Chairmanship of the Arctic Council, an eight nation intergovernmental organization for Arctic nations and its peoples: Congressman Young shares his thoughts on U.S. Chairmanship of Arctic Council (click here to watch). “Today, we are taking over the two year chairmanship of... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Months after announcing its unilateral actions to close off more than 12 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR), the Obama Administration today formalized its plans to begin managing the area as wilderness by releasing a revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and a formal request to Congress to approve the wilderness designation. Following the announ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Today in a House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands, Alaskan Congressman Don Young questioned U.S. Forest Service Chief Thomas Tidwell on his agency’s failure to approve new timber sales in Alaska, particularly Southeast Alaska, for the benefit of countless Alaskan communities and the very existence of the timber industry. Congressman Young Questioning U.S. Forest Se... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young today held a press conference to discuss their plans to work together to reverse the Obama administration’s decision to further block access to Alaska’s oil and natural gas resources in federal areas. Click here to view the press conference video The administration on Sunday announced it was recommending that nearly ... Read more »
Anchorage, AK – Yesterday, during his address to the Alaska Federation of Natives Board Retreat in Kotzebue, Alaskan Congressman Don Young called into question the Obama Administration’s many actions and proposals that take away the rights of Alaskans to responsibly develop their land for their social and economic well-being, as written in the Alaska Native Settlement Claims Act. “We often talk ab... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young kicked off the 114th Congress this week by introducing legislation to streamline development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), known as the American Energy Independence and Price Reduction Act. Following the bill’s introduction, which would implement a competitive leasing program for the exploration, development, and production of oil a... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Natural Resources Committee today released its comprehensive list of Republican subcommittee assignments for the 114th Congress, which once again named Alaskan Congressman Don Young as the head of the subcommittee responsible for legislation and policy pertaining to Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. “I’m honored to serve as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Indi... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Following the House passage of H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act – which provides federal funding for 11 Appropriations bills through Fiscal Year 2015 and funding for the Department of Homeland Security through February 27, 2015 – Alaskan Congressman Don Young shared the following thoughts: “Unfortunately, due to months of inaction and dysfuncti... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved a bipartisan, bicameral Coast Guard agreement that works to protect the nation’s oceans and waterways, improve the USCG’s mission readiness, and support our men and women in uniform. The legislation, H.R. 5769, the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014, also works to advance a number of Alaskan priorities sup... Read more »
