WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today chaired a portion of the first in a series of Natural Resources Committee hearings on the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, which will expire at the end of Fiscal Year 2013. Congressman Young voiced his support for the reauthorization of the legislation, which is the primary statute governing fish... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to North Korea’s latest threat of a preemptive nuclear attack on the United States, Alaskan Congressman Don Young today sent a letter to President Obama stressing the need for continued support of the Missile Defense Programs in the United States. “North Korea’s latest threat cannot and should not be taken for granted. Alaska is one of the most strategic places in th... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Mark Begich (D-AK) and Congressman Don Young (R-AK) today jointly called on Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to do the right thing and approve a land exchange that would provide road access to an all-weather airport for the people of King Cove, Alaska. After several requests, a group of King Cove residents met with Secretary Salazar on Thursday mor... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today after Shell Oil announced it would put a pause on offshore Alaska exploration in 2013: “As a lifelong advocate for responsible resource development in the Arctic, today’s decision by Shell to temporarily pause their exploration is disappointing, but showcases Shell’s commitment to safety,” Rep. Young said. “Th... Read more »
Alaska Congressman Don Young has introduced legislation that would prohibit the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the federal Exclusive Economic Zone, from 3 to 200 miles from shore, unless specifically authorized by Congress. "If not properly managed, farmed fish can be a significant threat to the health of Alaska's w... Read more »
New legislation introduced by Alaska's Representative Don Young would prohibit the authorization of commercial aquaculture in federal waters. Specifically, the bill would prevent the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing such ventures, requiring specific authorization from Congress. "If not properly managed, farmed fish can be a significant threat to the health of... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today regarding the Department of Interior’s Record of Decision (ROD) for the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A): “Today’s decision by the Department of Interior is yet another game of smoke and mirrors. While the Department of Interior makes a point to allow for pipeline construction through the NPR-A, the potential... Read more »
By DARREN GOODE Alaskan lawmakers and other critics of the Obama administration’s energy agenda launched fresh rebukes Thursday to Secretary Ken Salazar’s signing of an Interior Department plan that opens as much as 11.8 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and gas development. “I continue to have the same reservations that I had before about the negative impact this plan... Read more »
PALMER — If sequestration happens, Don Young told the Greater Palmer Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, it’s going to hurt. And that’s kind of by design. “I think this is a plan,” Young told the crowd. He said he thinks President Barack Obama wants federal budget cuts mandated if Congress doesn’t strike a deal to be painful so voters will blame the House of Representatives. That way the mid-term elec... Read more »
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, he said. “Every president very frankly for the last seven presidents... Read more »
