Washington, D.C – Less than two months after calling upon the Department of Energy to expeditiously approve an export license for the proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Alaska, Congressman Don Young has received positive news; the federal agency has granted long term authorization for the proposed Alaska LNG Project to export LNG to free-trade agreement (FTA) nations. “Restricting the... Read more »
A visit to Don Young’s office: An Alaska show-and-tell experience By Rhonda McBride Photojournalist: Heather Hintze WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Don Young has the largest office of any House member on Capitol Hill, and says he wound up with the extra space after plans for an escalator were scrubbed. So how does Young use that extra space in the Rayburn building? He has 55 animal trophies on the ... Read more »
Duck stamp legislation passes with exemption Legislation to address the price of federal duck stamps, a permit required to hunt migratory waterfowl, passed the House of Representatives today with an amendment included by Alaskan Congressman Don Young to exempt Alaskan subsistence hunters from being required to purchase the annual permit. The legislation will also increase the price of a federal du... Read more »
Delegation responds to Obama’s immigration plan Last year, the Senate passed comprehensive immigration reform. The vote was 68-32. Fourteen Republicans, including Sen. Lisa Murkowski, crossed the aisle to vote with all Democrats in favor of the bill. The House, however, has refused to take up the bill. In response, President Obama announced in a speech on Thursday that he was taking matters into h... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Following President Obama’s declaration to grant executive amnesty to more than 5 million undocumented immigrants, Alaskan Congressman Don Young shared his deep concerns for the size and scope of his actions. “Through Executive Order, President Obama has moved forward on actions he previously said were not within his Constitutional authority over 22 times – a unilateral declarat... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – The House Natural Resources Committee today unanimously passed legislation introduced by Alaskan Congressman Don Young to streamline and facilitate development on Point Spencer, Alaska. The legislation, H.R. 4668, would convey certain federal lands to the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska, while also retaining certain land for the U.S. Coast Guard to supp... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Legislation to address the price of federal duck stamps – a permit required to hunt migratory waterfowl – passed the House of Representatives today with an amendment included by Alaskan Congressman Don Young to exempt Alaskan subsistence hunters from being required to purchase the annual permit. H.R. 5069, the Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014, which passed the House by voice vote,... Read more »
Anchorage mayor makes lobbying trip to Washington, D.C. By Devin Kelly In the same week that Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan flew to Washington, D.C., to help pick Republican Party leadership, Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan was also in D.C., lobbying for federal funding for projects including the Port of Anchorage and a new Midtown transit center. Bryce Hyslip, a spokesman for Mayor Sulliv... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Under the leadership of Alaskan Congressman Don Young, today the House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation to allow the Olgoonik Corporation – a Village Corporation created by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act – to purchase 1,500 acres of federal land on Alaska’s North Slope. Introduced by Congressman Young in late July, H.R. 5167 would allow the Secretary of... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today shared the following message in observance of Veterans Day: Today, as Americans across the country gather to honor our men and women in uniform, I am reminded of a powerful inscription written into the granite of the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C. “Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repai... Read more »
