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 ec... Read more »
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... Read more »
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... Read more »
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 unanimousl... Read more »
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 w... Read more »
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 th... Read more »
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 ... Read more »
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 ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young wrote the Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx today in advance of his visit to Anchorage to stress the importance of Alaska focused reforms and priorities included in a bipartisan, six-year transportation bill currently being considered on the House floor. Secretary Foxx is expected to be in Anchorage on November 5th and 6th, 2015 before departi... Read more »
Anchorage, AK – Alaska Congressman Don Young today shared the following statement in response to President Obama’s video highlighting his upcoming trip to Alaska: “Many Alaskans have expressed anxiety and worry about further land use designations or ocean preserves that would permanently lock away resources critical to our state and local economies, including fish, oil and gas, minerals, and timbe... Read more »
