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Alaskan Congressman Don Young was awarded the Denali Award at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention this past week. The Denali Award is an annual honor given to a non-Native for contributions to the Alaska Native community. “My friends at AFN managed to keep this award a surprise from me,” said Rep. Young. “I was incredibly humbled and honored to learn I was this year’s recipient. I got my s... Read more »

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and U.S. Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska) today commended President Obama for signing into law their legislation naming a mountain and ice field after Ted Stevens. “It is a real tribute to all Alaskans that this bipartisan legislation passed quickly through both chambers and is now being signed into law on Alaska Day,” Murkowski said. “Ted Stevens played such... Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 3802 today by unanimous consent, which honors the late Sen. Ted Stevens by naming a mountain and part of an ice field in Alaska after him. Alaskan Congressman Don Young sponsored the companion bill, H.R. 6197. The U.S. Senate passed this legislation, sponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, earlier this week. “Ted was a very dear friend of mine and an Alaskan h... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young introduced legislation that will amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the sale of the intact pelt of an otter from the Southcentral or Southeast Alaska stock of northern sea otters that have been harvested for subsistence purposes. “This is another step in the direction of economic independence. Returning Alaska’s Native people the right to make fur... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young introduced H.R. 6223, the Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis (CORA) and Sunset Review Act, yesterday evening. This legislation would establish a non-partisan Congressional body which reviews all major regulations as well as establish an automatic sunset review date for new federal regulations. “Our lives are ruled by regulatory law,” said Rep. Young. “There a... Read more »

The Alaska Congressional Delegation is pleased to announce the following grants awarded to communities in the State of Alaska: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: $551,960 in FY2010 LIHEAP contingency funds to the State of Alaska. $100,000 to Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium for public health improvement programs. $41,909 to State of Alaska to promote HIV/AIDS prevention and testin... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young has introduced H.R. 6196 which will reduce transportation project delivery times by shortening the amount of time permits and approvals can be challenged through litigation. “When TEA-LU passed the House, the bill had 145 Republican and Democrat cosponsors and passed with bipartisan support,” said Rep. Young. “I worked across the aisle to engage both parties in the le... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today, on the six month anniversary of the Obamacare becoming law: “Six months ago this Administration force-fed America a bill that increases premiums while growing inefficient government bureaucracy by establishing nearly 160 new boards, commissions, and programs. Since then, President Obama has been traveling the ... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – H.R. 4347, which would amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 to provide greater legal authority to Native American Tribes as they pursue, at each Tribe’s option, the goal of transferring authority and responsibility from the federal program bureaucracy to tribal program administration, passed the House by voice vote today. Congressman Young is ... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today following the announcement of $5 million in federal disaster relief from the U.S. Department of Commerce to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission to assist with the recovery of fishing communities and fisheries from a commercial fishery failure in the Yukon River Chinook salmon fishery: “The weak returns of king salmon i... Read more »