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Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) release of draft air quality permits for Shell Oil Company's exploratory oil drilling operations in Alaska's Arctic Outer Continental Shelf: “While I applaud the EPA’s decision to release these permits today, I can’t help but be frustrated by the never-ending process set forth... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement this morning regarding the release of 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: “The release of this oil is a clear acknowledgment of the need to increase domestic supply. So what I don’t understand is why this President thinks it is a better strategy to raid our coffers rather than put forth a real energy solutio... Read more »

The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, held a hearing this morning on The National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act (H.R. 2150), which expands energy production by requiring that annual lease sales be held in the NPR-A and expedites permitting in infrastructure development. This legislation was introduced last week as Alaskan Congressman Don Young, ... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young was a special guest of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources this morning, for their Oversight Hearing entitled "Domestic Oil and Natural Gas: Alaskan Resources, Access and Infrastructure." To view video of Rep. Young this morning, click here. “I thank Chairman Lamborn for inviting me to sit in on this hearing,” said Rep. Young. “We heard from an excellent ... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement this morning in reaction to President Obama’s weekly address: “Two days after a bipartisan vote approving the reversal of President Obama’s moratorium on offshore drilling and months of steadily increasing gas prices, the President has finally acknowledged the cries of Congress and the American people. The majority of Americans support... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted yes today on H.R. 1231 which will reverse President Obama’s moratorium on offshore drilling. This bill requires the Administration to move forward with offshore lease sales in areas containing the most oil and natural gas. Based on the government’s own estimates of our oil and natural resources, this will open up areas in the North and Central Atlantic Coasts, t... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young testified this morning before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Energy and Power, during a hearing on the American Energy Initiative. The hearing focused on the drafting of the Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011. For video of Congressman Young’s testimony, click here. Congressman Young’s testimony as prepared: “Chairman Whitfield and Ranking Member Rush, ... Read more »

As Colonel Gaddafi started bombing Libyan oil pipes today, Alaskan Congressman Don Young stressed the need to increase energy production domestically so as to make the United States more energy independent and reduce our oil imports. In a letter to President Obama, Congressman Young outlined some of the ways Alaska could be significantly contributing to this effort, and to America’s economic stren... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement this morning following news from the Administration that consideration of any applications for exploratory drilling in the Arctic has been suspended until 2011: “I am incredibly disappointed in this irrational and careless decision. It is based only in response to the hysteria of interest groups that want to cripple ... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young issued the following statement today regarding Judge Martin Feldman’s decision to overturn the Obama Administration’s deepwater drilling ban: “This moratorium would have delivered a devastating blow to an economy that is already hurting and so I am encouraged by Judge Feldman’s decision. However, I would have liked to have seen the Beaufort and Chuk... Read more »