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Two Alaska military bases are finalists for F-35s By MATT WOOLBRIGHT - JUNEAU EMPIRE The U.S. Air Force announced Tuesday that Eielson Air Force Base and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson are on the short list of potential hosts for 48 new F-35 fighter jets, according to Alaska’s Congressional delegation. Site survey teams from the Air Force will examine the five sites in the coming weeks before sel... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today shared his support for the selection of two Alaskan Air Force bases as final candidates for the next generation of fighter jets, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Among the five military installations named today to house the newest fifth-generation jet fighters, Eielson Air Force Base and Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson (JBER) were among those ... Read more »

Eielson makes short list for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter By Sam Friedman FAIRBANKS—Eielson Air Force Base is on the short list for housing the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, as is Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage. The Air Force announced Tuesday it plans to put two squadrons of F-35s, 48 planes in all, at one base. Both Alaska air bases are on a short list of five favorites among what ha... Read more »

Young talks states' rights, oil and gas development By KAYLEE OSOWSKI Republican Congressman Don Young spoke to a full house at Wednesday’s Kenai and Soldotna joint chamber luncheon. He addressed attendees about the lack of “positive action in Washington, D.C.,” which he said is the result of a the shift in power from the legislators to the president which occurred over the last seven presidencies... Read more »

Air Taxi Services Say IRS Overreach is Crushing By Liz Ruskin, APRN - Washington DC | February 19, 2014 - 4:52 pm Alaska air taxi operators say the IRS has re-interpreted tax law for their industry, hitting some Bush pilots with tax bills of up to a million dollars. Alaska’s federal lawmakers are asking the revenue office to back off until they get some answers about what the rules are. In the mea... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young, Chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, today welcomed the decision by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Indian Health Services (IHS) to no longer deny full funding for Contract Support Costs (CSC) of American Indian and Alaska Native organizations that provide healthcare services to tribal mem... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today released this statement following the announcement by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-4) that he will not seek reelection to another term. “I was saddened to hear my friend and colleague Chairmen Doc Hastings will be retiring this coming year. The House of Representatives and Natural Resources Committee will truly m... Read more »

ICYMI: This week Alaskan Congressman Don Young sat down with Washington Post reporter Jeff Simon to shed some light on his 40-year tenure in Congress. Congressman Young shared a number of stories spanning his career, from his first weeks in the halls of Congress to his thoughts moving forward as Congressman for all Alaska. 5 incredible stories from 21-term Rep. Don Young (Washington Post) http://w... Read more »

ICYMI: This week Alaskan Congressman Don Young sat down with Washington Post reporter Jeff Simon to shed some light on his 40-year tenure in Congress. Congressman Young shared a number of stories spanning his career, from his first weeks in the halls of Congress to his thoughts moving forward as Congressman for all Alaska. 5 incredible stories from 21-term Rep. Don Young (Washington Post) http://w... Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Former Chairmen and senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Congressman Don Young today addressed a bipartisan bill to improve the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG) essential mission of protecting our nation’s oceans and waterways. H.R. 4005, the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014, advances a number of vitally importa... Read more »