Don Young, Congressman for All Alaska

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  • Rep. Young Votes To Reverse OCS Moratorium
    Posted in Press Releases on May 12, 2011 | Preview rr
    Tags: Natural Resources

    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, the Southern California Coast, and offshore Alaska. This bill also requires the Secretary to set spec... Read more

  • Rep. Young Testifies Before Energy and Commerce Committee
    Posted in Press Releases on April 13, 2011 | Preview rr
    Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources

    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, thank you for holding this hearing and giving me this opportunity to testify. “Since 2005, companies... Read more

  • As Libya Burns, Rep. Young Stresses Need For Energy Independence
    Posted in Press Releases on March 9, 2011 | Preview rr
    Tags: Natural Resources

    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 strength. Additionally, Congressman Young sent a letter to his colleagues, Congressman Markey (D-MA), Con... Read more

  • Rep. Young Slams Decision By Administration To Halt Exploration
    Posted in Press Releases on May 27, 2010 | Preview rr
    Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources

    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 our country. The Administration’s decision is not based on substance but on style and on a hope of b... Read more

  • Rep. Young’s Statement On Today’s Court Decision Regarding Off-Shore Drilling
    Posted in Press Releases on May 22, 2010 | Preview rr
    Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources

    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 Chukchi also re-evaluated. These oil leases provide jobs and revenue as well as much needed fuel to a co... Read more

  • Video of Rep. Young From Hearing On Deepwater Horizon
    Posted in Press Releases on May 20, 2010 | Preview rr
    Tags: Natural Resources

    Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young spoke yesterday at the U. S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s hearing entitled Deepwater Horizon: Oil Spill Prevention and Response Measures, and Natural Resource Impacts. The Committee met to consider the explosion and sinking of the offshore drilling unit, Deepwater Horizon, in the Gulf of Mexico, which resulted in the tragic loss of eleven lives. To view video of Rep. Young speaking at the hearing, click here for part one ... Read more

  • Congressman Young Comments on Pipeline Project Open Season Plan
    Posted in Press Releases on January 29, 2010 | Preview rr
    Tags: Natural Resources

    Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today after learning that the Alaska Pipeline Project filed its open season plan with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC): “This filing is an important step in the process of natural gas development for Alaska, and I am pleased to see the project continuously advancing,” said Rep. Young. “Alaska needs the economic opportunity this pipeline can bring, and the quicker, and more efficiently the proces... Read more

  • Ban on Outer Continental Shelf Lifted One Year Ago…Yet Still No Action, Unemployment Rate and Energy Costs Soar As OCS Remains Unutilized
    Posted in Press Releases on July 14, 2009 | Preview rr
    Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources

    Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressional Western Caucus members Rob Bishop (UT-01), House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04), Congressman Don Young (AK-At Large), and Congressman Louie Gohmert (TX-01) joined former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, president of the Institute of Energy Research Tom Pyle and other Members of Congress to highlight today as the historic one-year anniversary of President Bush’s lifting of the presidential moratorium on offshore drilling ... Read more

  • Rep. Young Announces Key Funding in Interior Appropriations Bill
    Posted in Press Releases on June 26, 2009 | Preview rr
    Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources, Global Warming, Budget

    Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young is pleased to announce projects of interest to Alaska in H.R. 2996, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 which passed the House today. Rep. Young voted yes on this bill. National Park Service: · $6,741,000 for Katmai to replace failing infrastructure at Brooks Camp Fish and Wildlife Service: · $500,000 for the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge · $300,000 for the Alaska Maritime National Wild... Read more

  • Rep. Young’s Statement On The TransCanada-ExxonMobil Announcement
    Posted in Press Releases on June 11, 2009 | Preview rr
    Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources

    Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today regarding the announcement that ExxonMobil and TransCanada have reached an agreement to work together on an Alaska natural gas pipeline: “This is an exciting development for the future of Alaska resources,” said Rep. Young. “It is a great step forward for Alaska and for our nation. An American oil and gas corporation that will put Americans to work, developing American resources for consumption by Americans i... Read more

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