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  • Rep. Young, Western Caucus and EPA Administrator Pruitt Meet to Return Accountability to the People
    Posted in Press Releases on May 23, 2017 | Preview rr
    Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Transportation and Infrastructure, Native Economic Development, Fisheries, Government Overreach/ Overregulation

    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 Caucus members and Administrator Pruitt: “I look forward to working together with the Western Caucus ... Read more

  • Young Renews Fight for Reliable Emergency Access for King Cove
    Posted in Press Releases on April 5, 2017 | Preview rr
    Tags: Native Health Care Issues, Transportation and Infrastructure

    Washington, D.C. – The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands today met to discuss Alaska Congressman Don Young’s legislation to facilitate a life-saving road for the isolated community of King Cove, Alaska. Congressman Young testifying on behalf of H.R. 218, the King Cove Land Exchange Act (click here to watch) “When I watch lives die of my Alaska Natives, because someone has an ecosystem that will not be affected by this road at all – it is wrong. The idea that the area is going... Read more

  • Young Shares Statement on Executive Action on WOTUS Rule
    Posted in Press Releases on March 1, 2017 | Preview rr
    Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Transportation and Infrastructure

    Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young today issues the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s actions on the Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule: “The Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule represents so much of what was wrong with the Obama administration – a sweeping expansion of federal jurisdiction, undermining the integrity of longstanding federal-state partnerships, ignoring the opposition of local stakeholders and majority of states – all ... Read more

  • Congressman Young Shares Thoughts on President Trump’s Executive Actions
    Posted in Press Releases on January 24, 2017 | Preview rr
    Tags: Health Care Reform, Native Health Care Issues, Alaska Energy Issues, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Overreach/ Overregulation

    Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young today issues the following statements in response to a number of actions taken in the first days of the Trump presidency: Minimizing the Burden of the Affordable Care Act: “There’s no question, the Affordable Care Act is broken. In states like Alaska, the failures have been magnified through the loss of all but one provider, skyrocketing premiums and outrageous deductibles. As Congress begins the process to transition away from this law, I support ... Read more

  • Congressman Young Supports Bipartisan Pipeline Safety Bill
    Posted in Press Releases on June 8, 2016 | Preview rr
    Tags: Transportation and Infrastructure

    Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives and Alaska Congressman Don Young today unanimously passed bipartisan legislation aimed at promoting safety and innovation in pipeline transportation and infrastructure. The House amendment to S. 227, the SAFE PIPES Act, provides a number of reforms and improvements to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) in order to create a more dynamic, data-driven regulator, committed to ensuring safety and certainty across the... Read more

  • House Committee Approves Army Corps of Engineers Projects for Alaska
    Posted in Press Releases on May 26, 2016 | Preview rr
    Tags: Transportation and Infrastructure

    Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young successfully worked to include numerous provisions beneficial to Alaska in H.R. 5303, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, bipartisan legislation to promote economic competitiveness and strengthen the nation’s water transportation and infrastructure needs – including harbors, locks, dams and flood protection. The bill, which unanimously passed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee yesterday, authorizes harbor projects... Read more

  • House Moves to Update Laws Governing Oil Spill Response, Protection and Liability
    Posted in Press Releases on April 26, 2016 | Preview rr
    Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Transportation and Infrastructure

    Washington, D.C. – In an effort to update the laws governing oil spill response, liability and protection, today the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 1684, the Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2015, which modernizes the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) as it relates to foreign sourced oil spills. Alaska Congressman Don Young, an original sponsor of OPA 90 and H.R. 1684, has worked for years to ensure the safe transport of oil and other tanker cargo through U.S. waters. Foll... Read more

  • House Passes 5-Year Transportation Agreement
    Posted in Press Releases on December 3, 2015 | Preview rr
    Tags: Transportation and Infrastructure

    Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young, former Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, offered the following statement after House passage of H.R. 22, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. “The last time Congress passed a long-term transportation bill, SAFETEA-LU, I was Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Since then, we have limped along with short-term extension after short-term extension, robbing our states an... Read more

  • Young Responds to President’s Keystone Rejection
    Posted in Press Releases on November 6, 2015 | Preview rr
    Tags: Energy Independence, Transportation and Infrastructure

    Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young today shared the following comments after President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline: “With thousands of new jobs, billions in new private spending, and miles of new infrastructure on the table, the President chose politics and the views of the nation’s most extreme environmental groups over the American people, a bipartisan majority in Congress, countless small businesses and labor unions. “The President’s own State Department said th... Read more

  • Young Shares Thoughts on Passage of Long-Term Highway Transportation Bill
    Posted in Press Releases on November 5, 2015 | Preview rr
    Tags: Transportation and Infrastructure

    Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young, former Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, offered the following statement after House passage of H.R. 22, the Surface Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015: “I have consistently worked to provide Alaskans with robust investments to develop our much needed infrastructure and transportation systems. The success of our state’s economy is directly reliant on our ability to safely and efficiently move our products and p... Read more

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