As Colonel Gaddafi started bombing Libyan oil pipes today, Alaskan Congressman Don Young stressed the need to increase energy production domestically so as to make the United States more energy independent and reduce our oil imports. In a letter to President Obama, Congressman Young outlined some of the ways Alaska could be significantly contributing to this effort, and to America’s economic stren... Read more »
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, chaired by Alaskan Congressman Don Young, held its first oversight hearing this morning on the effectiveness of federal spending on Native American programs, and on the President’s FY 2012 budget request for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians. Testimony was presented by Larry EchoHawk, ... Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted yes today on H.R. 4, The Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act. H.R. 4 amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal a provision that requires all businesses to report any transaction of $600 or more to the Internal Revenue Service, placing undue burden on small, family owned businesses. Additionally, it repeals 1099 reporting requirements for owners of ... Read more »
The House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing yesterday on the Administration’s “Wild Lands” order, Secretarial Order No. 3310. This order, issued December 23, 2010, by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to reanalyze millions of acres of public lands to determine if they contain Wilderness characteristics. Upon determination, Order No. 3310... Read more »
Today, American Indian and Alaskan Native Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Don Young and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings introduced legislation limiting excessive attorney fees in the Cobell Settlement to $50 million. To read the Natural Resources Committee’s press release, click here. #### Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted this afternoon in favor of H.R. 662, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011. H.R. 662 continues funding the Highway Trust Fund at 2010 spending levels. This extension of funding makes sure that states are reimbursed by the Federal Highway Administration (FWA) at the end of the year. “Today, the House of Representatives took a step in the right directio... Read more »
The Republican-led U.S. House passed H.R. 1, the Continuing Resolution (CR), early this morning, which would keep the government funded from March 4 through the end of FY11. The CR was passed by a vote of 235-189, following four days of open debate. The measure would cut spending by more than $100 billion from the President’s spending requests. Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted in favor of H.R. ... Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young’s amendment (#533) which would limit funds from being used by the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) to consider, review, reject, remand, or invalidate any permit issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for activities on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), passed the House this afternoon with a vote of 243 – 185. Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA has j... Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young’s amendment (#532) striking language from the Continuing Resolution that would eliminate all funding for the Alaska Native Education Equity Act and the Native Hawaiian Education Program, passed the House this morning by a vote of 313- 117. For video of Congressman Young speaking on the House floor about his amendment, click here. For a copy of the amendment, click her... Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a legislative mark-up this morning of 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. Congressman Young worked... Read more »
