A service memorializing the life of Lu Young will be held in Fairbanks, Alaska this coming Friday, August 14, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. AKDT. This service is being sponsored by the Doyon Corporation, the Tanana Chiefs Conference, the Fairbanks Native Association, and the Interior Regional Housing Authority. A Potlatch will follow immediately after at Chief David Salmon Tribal Hall, where Lu will be hono... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young is pleased to announce the final installment of funding for the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center intermodal parking facility in Fairbanks, Alaska. This final allocation of $675,000 comes from Congressman Young’s highway bill, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Act – A Legacy for Users. “Morris Thompson was a very d... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Lula Young, Alaskan Congressman Don Young’s wife of over 46 years, passed away early Sunday morning, August 2, 2009. Lu passed away from natural causes. She was 67 years old. Congressman and Mrs. Young are blessed with two daughters, Joni Nelson and Dawn Vallely, and 14 grandchildren. Rep. and Mrs. Young met in Fort Yukon when he was a school teacher and she was a bookkeeper; th... Read more »
The illusion of a plan: Health-care bill could hit small businesses pretty hard According to a 2006 study by the Frasier Institute on the state of medical care in Canada, the total wait time for care averages 18 weeks. Patients referred to a neurosurgeon wait, on average, 21 weeks for an appointment, followed up by another average wait of almost 11 weeks to receive care. This system, which propon... 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 Agriculture: $154,875 to the City of Kasaan in order to complete a Preliminary Engineering Report and Environmental Report to design a new water treatment plant and water tank. $75,000 to the Kokhanok Village Council in o... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young has secured $6 million for Alaskan constituent projects of interest in H.R. 3326, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2010. Alaska Projects Secured by Rep. Young in H.R. 3326: $3,000,000 -- Synthetic Liquid Fuels for Fairbanks North Star Borough $3,000,000 -- Under-Vehicle Inspection System, KRD, Inc. in Homer “Defense Appropri... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young attended a hearing this morning held by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation titled “NextGen: Area Navigation (RNAV)/Required Navigation Performance (RNP).” RNAV routes are highways in the sky that use satellites in lieu of ground technology, which allow the planes to follow more direct and efficient paths. Si... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young has secured over $113 million for Alaskan constituent projects of interest in H.R. 3293, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2010. “Alaska fared very well in this bill, and I’m proud of my part in that,” said Rep. Young. “I never take the ability to get funding for ... Read more »
WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke today reminds Americans who are still not digital-television ready that they have one more week to request converter box coupons before the July 31st deadline. "If you have lost your television programming since the switch to digital, help is still available," Secretary Locke said. Consumers who used to rely on over-the-air television have until J... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young was the sponsor of this morning’s Chaplain, Reverend Mark Campbell, who led the daily invocation for the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Young gave the following remarks introducing Reverend Campbell to the House: “Thank you, Madame Speaker. Today it is my great privilege to welcome Reverend Mark Campbell to the House of Representatives. Reveren... Read more »
