It's that time of year again; the time of year where communities from around the state submit requests for federal funding for their projects of interest and I, in turn, make those appropriation requests to be included in the Fiscal Year 2011 budget. This year, I received 289 requests totaling $1.4 billion from various groups, communities, and boroughs in Alaska, as well as from the State of Alask... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young is pleased to announce that Jade Aldrighette, of Juneau, has been chosen to represent Alaska as Cherry Blossom Princess during this year’s Cherry Blossom festival. This year’s festival will take place from March 27 – April 11, 2010. Jade works for the Washington, D.C. Office of Governor Sean Parnell where she serves as a Policy Assistant. Previous t... Read more »
Sunday, March 21, 2010 PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE USE Contact: Meredith Kenny (202) 225-5765 Rep. Young Comments On Government Takeover Of Health Care Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today following the passage of government mandated health care: “Today is a very bad day. Today, the people’s House turned its back on the people. Today, a bill was r... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young addressed the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region today during the group’s meeting in Washington. The Conference of Arctic Parliamentarians is the larger body of legislators and NGOs from around the Arctic and the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region is the head of that body. Every two years the Arctic ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – A hearing was held in the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources today, on the Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act, introduced by Alaskan Congressman Don Young. This bipartisan legislation will allow the Sealaska Native Corporation to receive its remaining land conveyance under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of 1971. S... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young introduced The Tax Cut Job Creation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4878) this morning. This bill seeks to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of taxes on corporations that make certain education contributions. The Tax Cut Job Creation Act of 2010 will lower the corporate tax rate on earnings over $75,000 by 5%. However, in order for domest... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young has introduced H.R. 4837, the No Child Left Behind Improvements Act. This bill offers improvements that address many of the unintended consequences of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) while holding states and school districts accountable. The bill contains over forty provisions, focused on five areas: assessments, measuring adequate yearly progress, sanc... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - The Alaska Congressional Delegation is pleased to announce the following grants and contracts awarded to communities in the State of Alaska: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: · $50,000 to the Eastern Aleutian Tribes, Inc. for the 5-year Strategic Health Services Plan 2011-2015. · $571,160 to the University off Alaska Anchorage for the Mechanisms of Perchlorate-Induce... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Don Young, Senator Lisa Murkowski, and Senator Mark Begich met this morning with Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Eric Schwaab, the Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fisheries Service. This meeting was called to discuss a variety of issues under NOAA’s purview that will affect Alaska, ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young spoke this afternoon before a U.S. Fish and Wildlife public meeting concerning the proposed access road for King Cove through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and issued the following statement: “The people of King Cove need reliable access to a good airport and quality medical services. We need to respond to that need. I have flown in there bef... Read more »
