WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Alaska Congressman Don Young, Co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, helped introduce the States Reform Act — legislation to protect state-legal cannabis policies by ending federal marijuana prohibition. Congressman Young is joined on this legislation by Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC), Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA), Congressman Peter Meijer (R-MI), and Congressman Brian Mast (R-FL). “I am a […]
(Anchorage) – In an op-ed published today in the Washington Examiner, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat President John Hopson Jr. shared a unified view reminding Congress of its obligations under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as members consider the proposed federal budget reconciliation bill. Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat […]
President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law November 15. The measure provides historic investments into roads, bridges, ports, airports, broadband, ferries, water and wastewater, resilience, and energy projects—modernizing and upgrading the nation’s core infrastructure. AFN commends Senator Lisa Murkowski for her work as a lead author and negotiator of this bipartisan […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Monday, Alaska Congressman Don Young attended the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s signing ceremony at the White House. Following the bill’s enactment by President Biden, Congressman Young released the below statement: “Today is a very big day for our nation and its economic future. I am grateful to have had a front-row seat as […]
