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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Alaskan Congressman Don Young introduced bipartisan legislation to fight childhood hunger by expanding access to summer meal programs for kids across the country. The Summer Meals Act of 2014 works to provide nutritious meals to kids in need by cutting down red tape for local organizations serving summer meals and making meals and snacks more readily available during weeke... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Energy was the focus of Alaskan Congressman Don Young this week as the United States House of Representatives passed a number of bipartisan bills to increase global energy security, modernize the nation’s cross-border approval process for energy transmission lines and oil and natural gas pipelines, and ease the pain American families and business owners are facing at the gas pum... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young recently wrote Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Administrator Carolyn W. Colvin to request that she reconsider her agency’s proposal to cut vital SSA services, including the elimination of in-person requests for verification statements and copies of Social Security Numbers from SSA offices, set to take effect this fall. “Many Alaskan comm... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today shared his praise for the successful Ground-based Missile Defense (GMD) exercise by the Missile Defense Agency. "Today is a great day for the Missile Defense Agency, the American people, and the countless military men and women that participated in today's successful intercept,” said Congressman Don Young. “This test shows American ingenuity a... Read more »

It’s been said that failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. This sage perspective is particularly apt as we work to perfect the United States’ missile defense. With intelligence reports predicting that Iran and North Korea could develop and test an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the United States by 2015, solidifying our confidence in America’s missile shield is ... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today joined 12 of his House colleagues to introduce H.R. 4899, the Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act. The bill aims to ease the pain American families and business owners are facing at the gas pump by expanding the production of American energy resources across the country, including “facilitating the expeditious exploratio... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young today released the following statement on the developing situation in Iraq: “I continue to be alarmed by the deteriorating environment in Iraq, particularly the massive expansion of the radical extremist group ISIS, who are quickly spreading violence across the region,” said Congressman Don Young. “While the safety and protection of our homeland and ... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today released this statement following the announcement by President Obama to expand the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument by more than 8 times its current size through executive order: “President Obama’s plan to close off giant swaths of the Pacific Ocean is a massive expansion of executive power that should not be tolerated,” said C... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today unanimously passed legislation introduced by Alaskan Congressman Don Young that would allow for the sale of unused National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) property, approximately 9 acres, to the Municipality of Anchorage. The legislation, H.R. 3786, specifically addresses the sale of federally owned land at 400 East Fortieth Street ... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – On the same day the Department of Veterans Affairs released an audit of VA medical facilities across the nation, including the Veterans Healthcare System in Anchorage, Alaskan Congressman Don Young and the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing accountability within the Department of Veterans Affairs by requiring the VA Inspector General (IG) ... Read more »