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Congressman Don Young Fights for Alaska’s Fishermen, Reintroduces Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization
Washington, D.C. – This week, on the opening day of the 117th Congress, Congressman Don Young (R-AK) introduced the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act. This legislation reauthorizes the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery and Conservation Management Act – landmark fisheries management and conservation legislation first written by Congressman Young in 1975. The Magnuson-Stevens […]
McConnell Condemned for Pushing Poison Pills in Bid to Tank $2,000 Checks
“Senate Republicans are going to try every conceivable way to try to kill the $2,000 checks.” Shortly after blocking efforts by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Senate Democrats to force a vote on a House-passed bill that would provide $2,000 direct payments to most Americans, Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell late Tuesday introduced new legislation tying the checks […]
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US Supreme Court to Hear Obamacare Case
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Tuesday in a Republican effort to strike down the Affordable Care Act health care law. The hearing comes weeks after Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court, giving conservatives a 6-3 majority. At the center of the case is a requirement in the 2010 law for most people to have a […]
House Passes FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act
Washington, D.C. – Today, with the support of Alaska Congressman Don Young, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6395 – the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 – legislation to set the annual budget for the Department of Defense. In addition to supplying needed funding for military expenditures, providing a […]