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Rep. Donald Young
Republican • Alaska • 20th Term • Sworn In 1973
- 56 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 16 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 141 of 440)
- 246 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 149 of 440) 6 Made Into Law (Ranks 252 of 440)
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- Votes with party 89%
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Guest column: Bi-partisan journeys down the trail to conservation success
Several GOP leaders, including Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), helped lead efforts to renew funding for the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program, which supports wildlife action plans. Young stated, “Fish and wildlife conservation is a shared ...
State Office Candidates File Before Friday Deadline
Fuller Jr., Ted Gianoutsos and Sidney I. Hill for Rep. Don Young's U.S. House seat. Five Democrats -- Debra Chestnut, Sharon Cissna, Matt Moore, Doug Urquidi and Frank Vondersaar -- as well as Republican John Cox and Libertarian Jim McDermott ...
Alaska congressmen peeved by plan to relocate Eielson F-16 jets
Similarly, Rep. Don Young said he fears the numbers don't add up. "Before finalizing this move,” Young said in a press release, “the Air Force must prove to me and to all Alaskans that this move will not require additional and expensive construction ..
State Office Candidates File Before Friday Deadline
Fuller Jr., Ted Gianoutsos and Sidney I. Hill for Rep. Don Young's U.S. House seat. Five Democrats -- Debra Chestnut, Sharon Cissna, Matt Moore, Doug Urquidi and Frank Vondersaar -- as well as Republican John Cox and Libertarian Jim McDermott are set to ..
A hot time in Arctic atmosphere — C02 at record high
The impacts of global warming are so visible that only buffoons like Rush Limbaugh and Alaska Rep. Don Young can deny them. These include: – So-called “drunken trees,” tilting in all directions, in northern Alaska and Canada where the pe ...
Another High-Profile Failure for a Justice Dept. Watchdog
“At some points they are willing to be incredibly aggressive, like with John Edwards, and on the other hand they are overly cautious in refusing to prosecute people like John Ensign and Don Young ... they were not representative of how ...
Four More States Propose Right To Hunt And Fish Constitutional Amendments
In a committee hearing, Congressman Don Young, R-Alaska, asked Markarian what kind of hunting HSUS supported. After refusing to answer the question and requiring Young to demand an answer six times, he admitted, “We’re not against all hunting.
Air Force puts Eielson savings at more than $200 million
...the Department of Defense to identify $487 billion in savings during the next decade compared to previous spending plans. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, said in a statement Thursday that he was still "concerned that the numbers still do not add up." The repo
Air Force Report Projects $200M in Savings From F-16 Move
Rep. Don Young also approached the report with skepticism, praising the Air Force for engaging local leaders in Fairbanks but questioning the openness of its data on the move. "Today, after seeing the first real data behind this move ...
Potential cuts putting railroad at risk
The ensuing negotiations with Congress came to a head in 2005 with SAFETEA-LU when Alaska Rep. Don Young attempted to get funding for the railroad covering 100 percent of its track miles. Aadnesen said some legislators consider it an earmark ...
Rep. Don Young Meets With ATF Over Alaskan Gun Store Visits
Fairfax, VA --(Ammoland.com)- NRA-News is a valued partner that continues to cover breaking gun rights news with a new and improved short video format in the “NRA News Minute” videos. To view the current firearms or gun rights news video ...
CREW Statement Regarding Edwards Verdict
John Ensign (R-NV), Rep. Don Young (R-AK), and now-deceased Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), all of whom engaged in much clearer crimes. Further, the Department botched its last prosecution of a high profile politician, now-deceased Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK).
CREW Statement Regarding Edwards Verdict
John Ensign (R-NV), Rep. Don Young (R-AK), and now-deceased Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), all of whom engaged in much clearer crimes. Further, the Department botched its last prosecution of a high profile politician, now-deceased Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK).
Alaska delegation gets vocal on lack of information on Eielson report
It is that report that is expected to be made public today. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich and Rep. Don Young sent a letter Wednesday to Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz saying they were “dismayed
CREW Statement Regarding Edwards Verdict
...brought this case, given the Department’s refusal to prosecute other politicians, such as former Sen. John Ensign (R-NV), Rep. Don Young (R-AK), and now-deceased Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), all of whom engaged in much clearer crimes. Further, the Departm
Federal bills offer little hope to Alaska villages with high rates of family violence, sexual abuse
The recently passed House version also falls short of addressing the crisis in Alaska, Kitka said in letters to Alaska's U.S. Rep. Don Young's office, including one asking him to oppose it. "We all know that the violence against Alaska Native women is not
Revisions to Violence Against Women Act offer little help for Alaska
The recently passed House version also falls short of addressing the crisis in Alaska, Kitka said in letters to Alaska's U.S. Rep. Don Young's office, including one asking him to oppose it. "We all know that the violence against Alaska Native women is not
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie is out front as a master of YouTube
Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, has 151 YouTube videos and 2.3 million total views, but they have little to do with his speeches and more to do with his push to open the Anchorage National Wildlife Reserve to develop alternative energy resources. The use of ...
Russia's FM says both sides in Syria to blame
...windows and destroyed property Saturday at a school in Juneau until a teacher caught them in the act, police say. U.S. Rep. Don Young says members of Congress realize banning earmarks was a mistake. But he says they're too afraid to say that. He's not.
Web videos give Governor Christie a way to bypass media [video]
U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, has 151 YouTube videos and 2.3 million total views, but they have little to do with his speeches and more to do with his push to open the Anchorage National Wildlife Reserve to develop alternative energy resources.
Can Bristol Bay salmon survive big mine? EPA sets hearing
The Alaska congressional delegation — notably Congressman-for-life Don Young — has long been in the pocket of the mining industry. Young has vociferously objected to EPA studies at Bristol Bay. But Cantwell has pressed the case with EPA Ad ...
Opponents of Eielson F-16 Move Want Moratorium
Mark Begich. Since February Begich, along with the rest of Alaska's delegation -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Don Young -- have teamed up with leaders in the Fairbanks North Star Borough to fight an Air Force plan that will shift some 18 fighter jets and
Congressman declines to introduce bill on Chumash fee-to-trust proposal
U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), chairman of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, won’t be introducing legislation to bring the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ Camp 4 land into fee-to-trust, Young’s spokesman confirmed.
Measures to stop ‘back-door’ base closures win approval in House and Senate
House lawmakers have similar concerns about BRAC “loopholes.” Rep. Don Young, R.-Alaska, and Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., authored a nearly identical amendment included in the House version of the Defense authorization bill passed earlier this month.
Congressman Don Young’s Amendment Could Aid Eielson
Story Created: May 21, 2012 at 8:21 AM AKDT Story Updated: May 21, 2012 at 8:23 AM AKDT FAIRBANKS - Alaska has scored a win in the ongoing fight against the Air Force’s plan to relocate Eielson Air Force Base’s F-16 squadron — a move some see as an .
AK Rep. Young assured by ATF ‘Bound Book’ request ‘won’t happen again’
Alaska Congressman Don Young has been assured by Tom Brandon, deputy director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, that an attempt by local ATF agents in Alaska to make copies of “bound book” transactions at retail gun ...
Rep. Don Young’s amendment could aid Eielson
FAIRBANKS — Alaska has scored a win in the ongoing fight against the Air Force’s plan to relocate Eielson Air Force Base’s F-16 squadron — a move some see as an attempt to close the base — when U.S. Rep Don Young added Eielson-specific language .
Rep. Don Young’s amendment could aid Eielson
...plan to relocate Eielson Air Force Base’s F-16 squadron — a move some see as an attempt to close the base — when U.S. Rep Don Young added Eielson-specific language to an important military spending bill. Young’s amendment gives Congress oversigh
Dems: Heinrich out to prove he's not just pretty face
It passed unanimously. "Hopefully, I can get my tribal housing bill through. I've got support from Don Young," he said, referring to a Republican representative from Alaska. "Don Young and I don't agree on lots of stuff, but on Indian issues ...
Bill closes loophole; would help keep 911th open
Murphy drafted the provision with U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, and fellow members of the southwest Pennsylvania delegation -- U.S. Reps. Mike Doyle, D-14, Forest Hills; Jason Altmire, D-4, McCandless Township; and Mark Critz, D-12, Johnstown -- after the
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