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Alaska Delegation Welcomes Joint Development Agreement to Advance Alaska LNG Project
Posted in Press Releases on November 9, 2017 | Preview rr
Tags: Alaska Energy Issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after the State of Alaska, the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC), China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), CIC Capital Corporation (CIC Capital), and the Bank of China (BOC) announced the signing of a joint development agreement to advance the Alaska LNG project. “We congratulate Gov. Walker and all who are working on the Alaska LNG project on th... Read more
Alaska Delegation Takes Next Step to Open Alaska’s 1002 Area
Posted in Press Releases on November 8, 2017 | Preview rr
Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources, Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, and Alaska Gov. Bill Walker today issued the following statements after the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources released budget reconciliation legislation to open a small part of the non-wilderness portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), known as the “1002 Area” or Coastal Plain, to responsible oil and gas development. “This legislation is a tremendous opportunity for both Al... Read more
AK Delegation Applauds Major Missile Defense Increase in Trump Administration’s Budget Request
Posted in Press Releases on November 6, 2017 | Preview rr
Tags: Defense
WASHINGTON, DC – The Alaska Congressional delegation today applauded the Trump administration’s FY18 budget amendment for the Department of Defense, which requests $4 billion for missile defeat and defense upgrades to counter increasing threat from North Korea. This action includes $2.1 billion for missile defense, including $200 million in military construction for a new missile field at Fort Greely, AK, and 20 missile interceptors required to operationalize the field. “For the past year, I hav... Read more
Young Supports Denali Kid Care and Community Health Center Funding in House-Passed Legislation
Posted in Press Releases on November 3, 2017 | Preview rr
Tags: Health Care Reform
Washington, D.C. – With the support of Alaska Congressman Don Young, today the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3922, the Championing Healthy Kids Act, bipartisan legislation to fund important safety net programs like the state Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP), known as Denali KidCare in Alaska, and Federal Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). “These two programs, which have provided valuable services and care to underserved Alaskans for years, were both extremely important to f... Read more
Congressman Young's "This Week in Congress" for Oct 30 - Nov 3, 2017
Posted in Press Releases on November 3, 2017 | Preview rr
Tags: Health Care Reform, Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources, Native Economic Development, Budget
Dear Friends, Hello, this is Congressman Don Young coming to you from my desk in Washington, D.C. We’ve had a good week in Congress – one of the better weeks we’ve had in some time. We’ve been able to pass a number of bills out of the House and hold hearings on a wide range of important legislation, including one that I sponsored – H.R. 221, the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act. Congressman Young gives an update from Washington, D.C. on the important work being done for Alaska (click here ... Read more
Young Hits it Right on the Nose in Committee Testimony to Open ANWR’s 1002 Area
Posted in Press Releases on November 2, 2017 | Preview rr
Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources, Tax Reform, Native Economic Development, Budget
Washington, D.C. – Today, Alaska Congressman Don Young joined a unified group of Alaskans in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to speak in favor of ending the years-long prohibition against oil and gas development in the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) – an area specifically set aside by Congress in 1980 for future development. Young, an ardent supporter of responsible oil and gas development in ANWR’s coastal plain, spoke passionately on the Committee’s f... Read more
Concurrent Budget Resolution Paves Way for Tax Reform, Resource Development in ANWR
Posted in Press Releases on October 26, 2017 | Preview rr
Tags: Defense , Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources, Native Economic Development, Budget
Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young today applauded the House-passage of H.Con. Res. 71, a concurrent budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2018 that paves the way to long overdue tax reform and resource development within the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). “This budget resolution not only lays the foundation for achieving much needed tax reform, it takes us one step closer to unleashing Alaska’s true energy potential through the development of ANWR – two is... Read more
Alaska Delegation Welcomes New Oil and Gas Lease Sales Within NPR-A
Posted in Press Releases on October 25, 2017 | Preview rr
Tags: Alaska Energy Issues
Washington, D.C. — The Alaska Congressional delegation today applauded the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management announcement to hold oil and gas lease sales on 900 tracts within portions of the National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska (NPR-A). “I thank the administration for recognizing that Alaska has a leading role to play in America’s energy dominance and welcome its desire to increase access to the resources within our state’s 23-million acre National Petroleum Reserve,” said Senato... Read more
Alaska Delegation Applauds EPA’s Selection of Chris Hladick as Region 10 Administrator
Posted in Press Releases on October 17, 2017 | Preview rr
Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources, Global Warming, Transportation and Infrastructure, Native Economic Development, Fisheries
U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young today released the following statement after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt appointed Alaskan Chris Hladick to serve as regional administrator for Region 10. "‎Chris is exactly what Alaska needs, an experienced Administrator that will implement the law instead of furthering agendas,” said Senator Murkowski. “Chris has years of experience as the Commissioner of the Department of Commerce, Commu... Read more
Congressman Young Shares Statement on Iran
Posted in Press Releases on October 13, 2017 | Preview rr

Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young today shared the following statement on the Iran Nuclear Agreement: “I opposed the Iran Nuclear deal from the onset, in part because it abandoned the strict level of scrutiny needed to prevent Iran’s nuclear ambitions and placed an unprecedented level of trust in a rogue nation that continues to skirt international sanctions while acting as a catalyst for terrorism and violence across the globe,” said Congressman Don Young. “Very simply, this was a... Read more

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