Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted this afternoon in favor of H.R. 2647, the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. H.R. 2647 authorizes $550.5 billion in budget authority for the Department of Defense (DoD) and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DoE). The bill also authorizes $130 billion to support ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afgh... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - The House unanimously passed H.R. 2990, the Disabled Military Retiree Relief Act of 2009 which includes language from H.R. 1266, the Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2009. An original cosponsor of H.R. 1266, Alaska Congressman Don Young worked with House Armed Services Chairman Ike Skelton to include the language which will replace the cost of living allowance... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young, at today’s House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee markup of the new highway bill, the Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009, spoke of the need for bipartisan cooperation in moving this important piece of legislation forward. Video of his remarks can be found here. #### Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted in favor of H.R. 1016, a bill he is a cosponsor of, which allows Congress to provide for advance appropriations for the Veterans Administration (VA). Veterans Administration budgets have been late 19 out of the last 22 years. “As a veteran myself, I have consistently been a supporter of their issues, and consistently supported getting their b... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today upon learning that the U.S. Supreme Court found in favor of Coeur Alaska and the state of Alaska in the Kensington mine permit case: “Today’s decision by the Supreme Court is a decision that favors people over unfounded causes and it is 100% correct. Coeur followed all of the appropriate procedures put into pla... 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 Transportation: · $2,141,950 to the City of Kenai in order to rehabilitate the aircraft aprons for the Kenai Municipal Airport, Kenai, Alaska. · $21,000,000 to the State of Alaska/Department of Transportation & Public Fac... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young has introduced two bills to address the effect changing Arctic conditions will have on commerce, resource development, tourism, and safe navigation of Arctic waters. In the coming years, it is anticipated that the Northwest Passage and Northern Sea Route will see increased traffic in viable shipping routes, and an increased presence of ecotourism an... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today regarding the announcement that President Obama has declared a major disaster declaration for the State of Alaska: “I am happy that the President and his Administration can recognize the tragic impacts that the excessive flooding has had on some rural Alaskans,” said Rep. Young. “This declaration will bring fed... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today regarding the announcement that ExxonMobil and TransCanada have reached an agreement to work together on an Alaska natural gas pipeline: “This is an exciting development for the future of Alaska resources,” said Rep. Young. “It is a great step forward for Alaska and for our nation. An American oil and gas corpo... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – The Committee on Natural Resources met in open markup session this morning to review and markup twelve separate bills, including H. R. 556, the Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act, which would establish a program of research, recovery, and other activities to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter. Rep. Young offered an amendment to this legislation that wi... Read more »
