Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement this afternoon upon notice that NOAA Fisheries had made a clarification to regulations applying to vessels operating in sport charters: “The way this rule was written, charter operators would no longer be able to fish with their families and friends on their own personal time. Many constituents contacted me with this concern, and so I ... Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted yes today on H.R. 658, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011. H.R. 658 is long-term legislation that will set policies and priorities for the nation’s aviation system, and create jobs through infrastructure improvements. This bill passed with a vote of 223 – 196. Congressman Young worked with Chairman Mica to ensure key... Read more »
The Alaska Congressional Delegation is pleased to announce the following grants and contracts awarded to communities in the State of Alaska: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · $504,877 to Ecotrust (which has a support organization in Alaska) for the Community-based Fisheries Trust Network project, which supports the emergence of effective Community Fishing Associations, their quota acquisitio... Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young has introduced H.R. 1306 which allows Native residents of five unrecognized Southeast Alaska communities to organize five urban corporations, one for each unrecognized community. The Southeast Alaska Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee and Wrangell have been denied fundamental rights and compensation afforded other Alaska Native villages under the Alask... Read more »
Senator Lisa Murkowski joined with Senator Mark Begich and Representative Don Young in a show of support from the Alaska delegation of Governor Parnell’s “Choose Respect” initiative, in organizing a rally today in front of the U.S. Capitol, to stand together in solidarity, with their staffs and Alaskans living in D.C., against the epidemic of domestic violence and sexual assault that plagues Alask... Read more »
Rep. Young Refuses Humane Society Award Alaskan Congressman Don Young refused an award this evening from The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the Humane Society Legislative Fund that would have honored his work for animals in 2010. While capitalizing on the good work of local humane societies that shelter, spay, and neuter animals, the HSUS does not own, operate, or directly control ... Read more »
Congressman for All Alaska Don Young introduced legislation (H.R. 1220) this afternoon that would transform the USCG Cutter STORIS, a decommissioned Coast Guard cutter, into a Museum and Maritime Education Center in Juneau. Commissioned in 1942, it is the oldest cutter in the Coast Guard fleet and was routinely used to patrol the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea. Congressman Young previously incl... Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young has released the following statement congratulating John Baker of Kotzebue on his 2011 Iditarod win: “I know the Bakers well and I am very proud of John and his team. John has excelled in this race many times, but today, not only did he have his first win, but he also now claims the fastest time the race the has ever been run, AND he’s the first Inupiaq to ever win. T... Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young has reintroduced legislation amending the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before May 15, 2008, the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 991) . As of the listing date, there were roughly 41 hunters with legally taken trophi... Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young was a vocal participant in this morning’s Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands oversight hearing entitled “Examining the spending, priorities and the mission of the National Park Service and the President’s FY 2012 Budget Proposal.” Congressman Young took this as an opportunity to hold National Park Service (NPS) Director Jon Jarvis’ feet to the fi... Read more »
