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APRN:Young Introduces Bill to Reauthorize Magnuson-Stevens Act
Posted in Articles on March 20, 2015 | Preview rr

Young Introduces Bill to Reauthorize Magnuson-Stevens Act By Liz Ruskin, APRN | March 20, 2015 Alaska Congressman Don Young has introduced a bill to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the nation’s primary law governing fishing in federal waters. It leaves fisheries managers some controversial wiggle room. Previous versions of the law established eight regional councils and required them to set harvest limits based on science to end overfishing. The mechanism is known as the “Alaska Model” of ... Read more
Congressman Young Leads Charge to Reauthorize and Strengthen Magnuson-Stevens Act
Posted in Press Releases on March 19, 2015 | Preview rr

Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today announced the introduction of H.R. 1335, the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, legislation he sponsored to reauthorize and strengthen the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). H.R. 1335 would provide a number of modest but necessary updates to the MSA, including efforts to increase flexibility and transparency for fisheries managers, authorize the use of electr... Read more
Young Pushes for Analysis on Negative Impacts of Section 811 on Native Owned Contractors
Posted in Press Releases on March 18, 2015 | Preview rr
Tags: Native Economic Development
Washington, D.C. – Today Alaskan Congressman Don Young enlisted a bipartisan group in the House of Representatives to urge Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to swiftly and diligently complete a Department of Defense (DOD) study examining the negative impacts of Section 811 of the Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Native community owned contractors. “The 8(a) program has been extremely successful in creating an efficient and cost effective contracting option for the gove... Read more
EDITORIAL: Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization moves forward
Posted in Articles on March 18, 2015 | Preview rr

My Turn: Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization moves forward By REP. DON YOUNG - FOR THE JUNEAU EMPIRE Almost 40 years ago, without regard for the conservation of our fisheries or the needs of the Alaskan people, foreign fishing fleets dominated the waters off Alaska’s shores and took anything and everything in their reach. Ask anyone familiar with the times. Deck lights of foreign vessels – dozens if not more – could be seen just miles off the coast of Kodiak and other coastal communities. Recognizi... Read more
Premera Blue Cross Data Breach Could Affect Countless Alaskans
Posted in Press Releases on March 17, 2015 | Preview rr

Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today shared the following statement in response to a major cyber security attack that may have compromised private data for more than 11 million Premera customers, including individuals enrolled in Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska. “The privacy and security of all Alaskans remains a top priority of mine. This attack only underscores Congress’ need to support existing cyber security safeguards while searching for innovative solutions that ... Read more
SitNews: Premera Blue Cross Data Breach Investigated
Posted in Articles on March 17, 2015 | Preview rr

Premera Blue Cross Data Breach Investigated By MARY KAUFFMAN (SitNews) - Milberg LLP, a nationally recognized leader in protecting the rights of consumers, including those harmed by data security breaches, announced today that it is investigating potential violations of the federal and state laws by Premera Blue Cross in connection with a massive data breach. SitNews reported last month that close to 34,000 Alaskans may have been impacted by a sophisticated cyber attack on Anthem, a member of th... Read more
ATF Halts Proposed AR-15 Ammo Ban
Posted in Press Releases on March 10, 2015 | Preview rr
Tags: Second Amendment
Fairbanks, AK – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today shared good news with Alaskan sportsmen, gun owners, and Second Amendment advocates following the ATF’s announcement to halt a proposal to ban one of the most commonly used rifle bullets in America, the M855 or green tip. “A week ago, 238 of my colleagues and I wrote the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to demand it halt its actions to ban the M855 bullet. Our message was clear; these proposed actions would directly in... Read more
Juneau Empire: Quiet ceremony concludes Sealaska land transfer after years of work
Posted in Articles on March 8, 2015 | Preview rr

Quiet ceremony concludes Sealaska land transfer after years of work By STEPHANIE SHOR Sealaska received 70,000 acres of the Tongass National Forest in a land transfer Friday, culminating decades of negotiations. Bud Cribley, director of the Alaska division of the Bureau of Land Management, attended the ceremony that finalized a 375,000-acre entitlement under the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. “This is important from a historic standpoint of the significance of that act,” Cribley said.... Read more
Alaska Takes Next Step Towards F-35
Posted in Press Releases on March 5, 2015 | Preview rr

WASHINGTON, DC – Alaska’s Congressional Delegation welcomed news from the United States Air Force, announcing three public scoping meetings in Interior Alaska to begin the formal process of stationing 48 of the Air Force’s most advanced fighter aircraft, the F-35A, at Eielson Air Force Base. “There may never have been a time when America needed Alaska and our military might more than it does right now, with rogue and unpredictable threats emerging to our west – and I have welcomed all the indica... Read more
Congressman Young Addresses Statement on Federal Protection of the Gray Wolf
Posted in Press Releases on March 5, 2015 | Preview rr

Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today shared the following statement in response to a House Natural Resources Committee hearing discussion on the federal protection of the gray wolf: “Today, I addressed a letter 79 Members of Congress – many of whom hail from districts without a single wolf – sent to the Secretary of Interior, asking her to rethink her agency's 2011 decision to delist the gray wolf from the endangered species list. “As I said before, a healthy wolf population sh... Read more

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