Posted: August 26th, 2010 | Author: KSDP Public Affairs | Filed under: 2010
Anchorage, AK – I would like to thank Sheldon Fisher for his gracious remarks today, including encouraging his supporters to stand with me in November as we continue to fight the Obama Administration. I appreciate his willingness to participate in the political process and wish him and his family all the best in the future. Now is the time for us to band together and really make a difference.
Posted: August 25th, 2010 | Author: KSDP Public Affairs | Filed under: 2010
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Posted: August 25th, 2010 | Author: KSDP Public Affairs | Filed under: 2010
August 19, 2010
Washington, D.C. - Alaska Representative Don Young released the following statement this evening regarding today's primary election count results in advance of certification by the Alaska Division of Elections.
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Posted: August 12th, 2010 | Author: KSDP Public Affairs | Filed under: 2010
Fairbanks, Alaska – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement this morning on the plane crash in Dillingham:
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Posted: August 3rd, 2010 | Author: KSDP Public Affairs | Filed under: 2010
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted yes today on H.R. 5822, making appropriations for military construction, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill provides $141.1 billion in FY 2011 funding. The measure provides funding for Department of Defense activities, including $13.7 billion for military construction, $1.8 billion for family housing, and $1.3 billion in emergency funds for construction activities in Afghanistan. The Department of Veterans Affairs would receive the bulk of the funding at $120.8 billion. This bill also includes language, similar to language inserted by Rep. Young in last year’s bill, that allows veterans who reside in rural Alaska to obtain medical services (including behavioral and dental) from medical facilities supported by the Indian Health Service or tribal organizations, and provides for reimbursement for those services from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Posted: April 22nd, 2010 | Author: KSDP Public Affairs | Filed under: 2010, 2010, 2010
Washington, D.C. – The Alaska Congressional Delegation is pleased to announce the following grants awarded to communities in the State of Alaska: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 21st, 2010 | Author: KSDP Public Affairs | Filed under: 2010, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today following the announcement by Governor Parnell that Alaska will join other states in filing legal action against the federal government challenging that federally mandated health care is unconstitutional:
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Posted: April 1st, 2010 | Author: KSDP Public Affairs | Filed under: 2010, 2010
Washington D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young commented today on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) approval of an air quality permit for Shell that will bring them one step closer to conducting exploratory drilling on their leases in the Chukchi Sea.
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Posted: March 30th, 2010 | Author: KSDP Public Affairs | Filed under: 2010, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young spoke this afternoon before a U.S. Fish and Wildlife public meeting concerning the proposed access road for King Cove through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and issued the following statement:
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Posted: March 22nd, 2010 | Author: KSDP Public Affairs | Filed under: 2010, 2010
Washington D.C. Update
Health Care Edition
Rep. Young’s Statement On The Passage Of The Government Takeover Of Health Care
“Today is a very bad day. Today, the people’s House turned its back on the people. Today, a bill was rammed down the throats of good Americans who trust us to preserve their freedoms and today, those freedoms were stifled…”
To read more click here<http://donyoung.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=50898-6895124>
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Posted: March 22nd, 2010 | Author: KSDP Public Affairs | Filed under: 2010, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today following the passage of government mandated health care:
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Posted: March 17th, 2010 | Author: KSDP Public Affairs | Filed under: 2010, 2010
In Case You Missed It…Rep. Young’s
“One Minute” on the Health Care Bill
In Case You Missed It…Alaskan Congressman Don Young gave a “one minute” speech this afternoon on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives chamber, highlighting the convoluted language that comprises the health care bill. Speaker Pelosi said herself that we won’t know what’s really in the bill until we pass it but shouldn’t we know what’s in it before we vote on it?
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Posted: March 16th, 2010 | Author: KSDP Public Affairs | Filed under: 2010, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young has introduced H.R. 4837, the No Child Left Behind Improvements Act. This bill offers improvements that address many of the unintended consequences of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) while holding states and school districts accountable. The bill contains over forty provisions, focused on five areas: assessments, measuring adequate yearly progress, sanctions, state flexibility by the U.S. Department of Education, and non-public schools.
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Posted: March 4th, 2010 | Author: KSDP Public Affairs | Filed under: 2010, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today following the President’s unveiling of the latest version of the Democrats’ health care reform plan:
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Posted: February 25th, 2010 | Author: KSDP Public Affairs | Filed under: 2010, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young is proud to announce the addition of Sgt. Joshua Revak to his Anchorage staff. Josh comes to Rep. Young’s office through the U.S. House Wounded Warriors Program run through the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer. Josh just relocated to Anchorage from Minnesota with his wife and two children, and is scheduled to be with the office through February 2012.
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