Alaska’s Congressional delegation today welcomed news that rural Alaska communities New Stuyahok, Ekwok, Stebbins, Saint Michael and Coffman Cove will receive over $5 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to alleviate energy costs. The goals of the USDA’s High Energy Cost Program, which provides the funding, are to improve energy efficiency and lower ratepayer costs thro... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today on the Department of Interior’s announcement of the Integrated Activity Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement on management of the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A). “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, this plan is misguided, and I remain concerned about the economic feasibility of future pipel... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today announced the following staff change in his Washington, D.C. office: Mike Anderson has been hired to serve as Press Secretary in Congressman Young’s Washington, D.C. office. Mike comes to Congressman Young’s office from Senator Lisa Murkowski, where he worked in her press office for the past two years. Originally from Anchorage, AK, Anderson r... Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young today released the following statement on the passing of Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii: “I was deeply saddened to hear of Senator Inouye’s passing today. The islands of Hawaii and the state of Alaska lost a true friend. A war hero and member of the “Greatest Generation,” Senator Inouye was an institution in the Senate and was a tireless public servant for Hawaii si... Read more »
Alaska lawmakers mourn death of Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye By Staff Report FAIRBANKS — The death of Sen. Daniel Inouye on Monday drew the condolences of Alaska’s congressional delegation, who recognized the Hawaii Democrat as a war hero and friend of Alaska and its people. Inouye, who died at age 88 following a respiratory illness, was the second-longest serving U.S. Senator in history. The Medal o... Read more »
After months of hard work by Alaskan Congressman Don Young, the United States Senate unanimously passed the House-passed Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (H.R. 2838). This legislation authorizes $8.6 billion in fiscal year 2013 and $8.7 billion in fiscal year 2014 for the Coast Guard. “The Coast Guard serves a crucially important role in Alaska,” said Rep. Young. “By passing th... Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young today joined Second Lady Jill Biden, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund President Jan Scruggs in breaking ground for The Education Center at the Wall. The Education Center at the Wall will tell the stories and pay tribute to American service members lost in the Vietnam War as well as the Iraq an... Read more »
Alaska’s Congressional delegation today welcomed news that rural Alaska communities New Stuyahok, Ekwok, Stebbins, Saint Michael and Coffman Cove will receive over $5 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to alleviate energy costs. The goals of the USDA’s High Energy Cost Program, which provides the funding, are to improve energy efficiency and lower ratepayer costs thro... Read more »
Legislation to reauthorize the Denali Commission, which for nearly a generation has worked to improve living conditions and quality of life in rural Alaska, was introduced today by Alaska’s congressional delegation. Senators Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski filed legislation in the Senate while Congressman Don Young offered the companion bill in the House of Representatives. The bill is designed to ... Read more »
The House of Representative today passed H.R. 3409, the Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012 – which contains language similar to Alaskan Congressman Don Young’s bill, H.R. 517. The Stop the War on Coal Act, reins in many of the job-killing regulations President Obama has enacted during his first term that specifically target fossil fuels. H.R. 3409 passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 233-175. ... Read more »
