Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Don Young (R-AK) and Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) applauded Commissioner Andrew Wheeler’s announcement that the EPA plans to issue a rule in June relaxing air pollution standards for diesel generators in remote areas of Alaska. Diesel generators are the exclusive power source for many remote areas in Alaska. EPA […]
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Alaska Congressman Don Young, member of the House Missile Defense Caucus, released the following statement in response to a successful test of ground-based interceptors over the Pacific Ocean by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Congressman Young has successfully worked with the Alaska Delegation to secure over $2.1 billion for Ballistic […]
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ashington, D.C. – Thursday, Congressman Don Young introduced legislation to help Alaska’s rural veterans – and rural veterans across the nation – receive medical care from VA health facilities. This legislation extends the Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program and allows the State Veterans Service Agencies and Veteran Service Organizations to continue to provide no-cost […]
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Alaska Congressman Don Young achieved a history-making milestone by becoming the longest-serving Republican in the history of the United States Congress. Congressman Young breaks a record previously held by former Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon. “It has been the honor of my life to represent our great state in […]