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Ketchikan Daily News: Congress passes Secure Rural Schools
Posted in Articles on April 15, 2015 | Preview rr

Congress passes Secure Rural Schools By NICK BOWMAN A bill extending the Secure Rural Schools act for two years was passed 92-8 by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. House Resolution 2, supported by Alaska’s congressional delegation, now heads for President Barack Obama’s desk. It’s largely known as the “doc fix” legislation for its changes to Medicare reimbursements to medical providers, but included in the bill is a two-year extension of funding for rural communities within national forests, with abo... Read more
E&E News: April 15, 2015 Rep. Young raises a stink over skunks at water rule markup
Posted in Articles on April 15, 2015 | Preview rr

Rep. Young raises a stink over skunks at water rule markup By Ariel Wittenberg, E&E reporter Skunks and shotguns briefly dominated a heated debate yesterday over a bill to kill the Obama administration's controversial water proposal. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) said the bill, which would require U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw their "Waters of the United States" rule and re-write it, was the equivalent of a shotgun aimed at a stinky skunk. "My daddy taught me that if you walk ... Read more
AK Delegation: F-16s to Stay Put Because “America Needs Eielson”
Posted in Press Releases on April 14, 2015 | Preview rr

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaska’s Congressional Delegation received good news today, as U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah James called each of them to announce that the F-16 Aggressor Squadron will remain at Eielson Air Force Base for the long-term future. When the U.S. Air Force announced that Eielson was the preferred location for two squadrons of F-35s, it began a nationwide review of whether the F-16s should stay there after the arrival of the F-35s or be considered for moves to either Joint Base E... Read more
Congressman Young Presents Alaska Priorities to House Armed Services Committee
Posted in Press Releases on April 14, 2015 | Preview rr
Tags: Defense , Native Economic Development, Veterans
Washington, D.C. – On the same day the Air Force announced its decision to keep the F-16 Aggressor Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaskan Congressman Don Young testified before the House Armed Services Committee to discuss important Alaskan priorities he looks to include within the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. Congressman Young began his testimony by highlighting Alaska’s incredible military value to the nation, referencing Air Force General Billy Mitchell’s 1933 sta... Read more
Alaska Dispatch News: Air Force confirms plan to keep F-16s at Eielson AFB
Posted in Articles on April 14, 2015 | Preview rr

Air Force confirms plan to keep F-16s at Eielson AFB By Dermot Cole FAIRBANKS -- Ending speculation that a move might be in the offing, the U.S. Air Force said Tuesday it will keep a squadron of F-16 fighters at Alaska’s Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks. The Alaska congressional delegation praised the decision, with Rep. Don Young calling it “an example of logic prevailing, which is becoming exceptionally rare in the federal government.” Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan said the actions ... Read more
APRN: Eielson Will Keep F-16 Squadron
Posted in Articles on April 14, 2015 | Preview rr

Eielson Will Keep F-16 Squadron By Liz Ruskin, APRN | April 14, 2015 The Secretary of the Air Force told Alaska officials Tuesday that Eielson Air Force Base will keep its F-16 Aggressor squadron. Alaska Congressman Don Young says it’s good news on its own but it also improves the chances the Eielson will get F-35 aircraft, too. “It means we have a permanent wing in Eielson and the chances, the worry of it being moved to Fort Rich or Elmendorf are now put to rest,” Young said. “It’s a positive t... Read more
Stars and Stripes: Lawmakers press Armed Services on defense priorities at home
Posted in Articles on April 14, 2015 | Preview rr

Lawmakers press Armed Services on defense priorities at home By Martin Matishak The House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday held its annual "Member Day," allowing House lawmakers who don't sit on the panel to voice their own concerns about military matters in own districts. The annual tradition is a chance for House members to make the case for their own priorities to be included in the national defense authorization act (NDAA), which the Armed Services panel is slated to mark up in the weeks ... Read more
Congressman Young to Host Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Hearing
Posted in Press Releases on April 13, 2015 | Preview rr
Tags: Native Health Care Issues, Native Economic Development
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young, Chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs will hold a legislative hearing on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 11:00 AM (ET), in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, to discuss the following bills. H.R. 329 (Introduced by Congressman Don Young – AK), To amend the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to better facilitate the ability of Indian tribes to in... Read more
Alaska Dispatch News: OPINION - Don Young: Stosh Anderson misrepresents Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization
Posted in Articles on April 10, 2015 | Preview rr

OPINION: Don Young: Stosh Anderson misrepresents Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization By Rep. Don Young The April 8 opinion piece by Stosh Anderson, "Don Young seeks to unwind 'Alaska Model' for fisheries in Magnuson-Stevens Act," fails to represent the facts of the legislation I introduced to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). To set the record straight, I have always applauded and supported the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council for creating an ... Read more
Ushered Into Law by Congressman Young, Alaska Subsistence Duck Stamp Exemption Moves Forward
Posted in Press Releases on April 8, 2015 | Preview rr

Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today joined the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council (AMBCC) to announce new guidance to implement the federal duck stamp exemption he ushered into law during the 113th Congress for subsistence hunters in rural Alaska. Congressman Young announcing U.S Fish and Wildlife Service guidance on the Alaska subsistence duck stamp exemption he ushered into law (click here to watch). “Today, I’m proud t... Read more

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