WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the federal government shutdown drags on, Alaskan Congressman Don Young continues to seek an end to the gridlock that will lead to the reopening of the federal government and put our country’s furloughed employees back to work. Yesterday, at a press conference on Capitol Hill, Congressman Young joined colleagues, Republicans and Democrats alike, in urging Speaker of the House... Read more »
After a two-year fight against an ill-conceived proposal to relocate the F-16s from Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks to Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson (J-BER) , “warm” the base and cut thousands of jobs, Alaska’s congressional delegation today received official word that the Air Force has scrapped the proposal. During a conference call with the Alaska delegation Air Force senior leaders report... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning at 12:01a.m., October 1, 2013, the federal government officially shut down. In a vote early this morning, the U.S. House of Representatives worked to find a resolution to this problem, acting to appoint a select group of House Members to a Conference Committee with the Senate. Alaskan Congressman Don Young supported this measure, and issued the following statement a... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Congress works to end the federal government shutdown that began early this morning, the U.S. House today voted on three funding measures to ensure that the our nation’s veterans continue to receive the benefits they earned, reopen our National Parks and the Smithsonian facilities, and provide local funding for the District of Columbia. Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted in... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Congress works to end the federal government shutdown that began early this morning, the U.S. House today voted on three funding measures to ensure that the our nation’s veterans continue to receive the benefits they earned, reopen our National Parks and the Smithsonian facilities, and provide local funding for the District of Columbia. All three measures failed to get the tw... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today after voting in support of H.J. Res. 59, a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 15, 2013, delay the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act by one year, and eliminates the Obamacare exemption for Members of Congress and political appointees in the White House. “Once again, the Hou... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today after voting in support of H.J Res. 59, a continuing resolution (CR) that will fund the federal government through December 15, 2013, delay the implementation of the Affordable Care Act for one year, and permanently repeal the costly medical device tax found within the Affordable Care Act. “Since 1976, there ha... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released its estimates for the Health Insurance Marketplace premiums for 2014, one of the key pieces of Obamacare. Alaskan Congressman Don Young commented today on the proposed data estimates for Alaska, whose premiums will be among the highest in the entire United States: “When President Obama and his democrat colleagues fo... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed. H. Res. 59, a bill to continue funding the federal government through December 15, 2013, by a vote of 230 to 189. Included in this continuing resolution (CR) was a provision to defund the Affordable Care Act, informally known as Obamacare, which is scheduled to go into effect on October 1, 2013. Alaska Congressman Don Young voted i... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a continued commitment by House Republicans to responsibly manage our federal forests, today the U.S. House passed H.R. 1526, the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act, with the support of Alaskan Congressman Don Young. This legislation will restore healthy forest management and promote economic activity to both replace the need for continued Secure Rural Scho... Read more »
