To the editor: I depend on hearing from all my constituents; their letters, emails and phone calls help me do the job Alaskans have elected me to do for more than 40 years. I take pride in providing thoughtful responses, in a timely manner, for the 40,000-plus constituent interactions my office will receive this year. Providing answers to the many questions and concerns of Alaskans, finding resolu... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Alaskan Congressman Don Young today shared the following message with fellow Alaskans this Thanksgiving. “As we begin to gather around the dinner table with friends and family this Thanksgiving, I’m reminded of the many things to be thankful for this year. I am eternally grateful for the servicemen and women who serve to protect the freedoms we hold near and dear to our hearts i... Read more »
Alaska’s Rep. Don Young was honored by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund on Thursday in Washington, D.C., for legislation that removed fundraising restrictions from the organization, according to a news release from Young’s office. Young’s Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgement Act was signed into law July 1, according to the release. “This bill will help the VVMF make substantial steps forward i... Read more »
Congressman Don Young has the right idea when it comes to state management of federal lands. Let the states do it. The federal government really cannot afford to manage its own land. It is critically over spending. It's deficit is in the trillions of dollars, and it is on an unsustainable, insatiable diet of debt. Young criticized the performance of the federal lands management agencies in Alaska ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, Alaskan Congressman Don Young was honored by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) for “exemplary and courageous service to the country” for his work on commonsense legislation that will make possible the construction of a state-of-the-art visitor’s education center at the Vietnam Veterans Wall Memorial in Washington, D.C. Congressman Young was recognized at the... Read more »
“States across the country, including Alaska, have a proven record of success in managing public lands,” said Congressman Young. “Alaska alone manages millions of acres of state parks, forests, historic sites, a network of trails and public use cabins. This legislation addresses the major failure by our federal land management agencies to effectively manage our public lands and provides State agencies the opportunity to do better.” Read more »
“While many Indian tribes and Alaska Native Corporations have made great strides in building businesses and strengthening their economies, tribal communities remain at the bottom of nearly every economic and social indicator,” said Rep. Young in an impassioned speech on the House floor yesterday. “The sad fact is that in 21st century America, severe poverty wears a Native face. Instead of helping tribes make positive strides in energy development, the Obama Administration is erecting new hurdles.” Read more »
“The critical role these men played in sparing the lives of fellow servicemen is remarkable,” said Representative Don Young. “By communicating in spoken code at places like Iwo Jima and Normandy, these fine men forever changed history. Because of them, we were able to relay real-time information on enemy positions, provide directions to troops on the ground, and gather intelligence that helped us end a dark time in the world’s history.” Read more »
Less than two weeks ago, Jeff David Jr. learned that his father, Jeff David Sr. of Haines, served in the United States military as a Tlingit code talker. The follow-up surprise to that unknown piece of family history was that his father would be among those honored in Washington D.C. with the Congressional Medal of Honor. David Jr. was one of 200 individual code talkers or their family members who... Read more »
After a respected Tlingit artist was fined for the way he was selling artwork adorned with bird feathers, Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Don Young have introduced bills to make such sales legal for Alaska Natives. Last September, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials told the artist, Archie Cavanaugh, that he had violated the Migratory Bird Treaty Act by advertising online some artwork that had f... Read more »
