Washington, D.C. – Congressman Don Young Thursday joined a bipartisan group in the U.S. House of Representatives to introduce H.R. 3864, the reauthorization of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination (NAHASDA), to increase access to safe and affordable house for Native Americans across the nation. The bill is sponsored by U.S Reps. Steve […]
Alaska’s lone Representative, Don Young, led efforts to pass HR218, The King Cove Land Exchange Act, the long-sought legislation to allow the building of a road between King Cove to Cold Bay, resulted in success with a vote of 248-179 on Thursday morning. In a statement following the vote, Representative Young said: “This is truly […]
Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young, a member of the House Missile Defense Caucus, Tuesday applauded the successful U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) intercept test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) element of the nation’s ballistic missile defense system, located at the Pacific-Spaceport Complex Alaska (PSCA) on Kodiak, Island. “For years, intelligence […]
Washington, D.C. – Thursday, the House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Alaska Congressman Don Young to authorize and streamline the expansion of the Terror Lake hydroelectric project on Kodiak Island, Alaska. “There’s no reason why a hydro-rich community like Kodiak should ever have to rely on diesel fuel for power generation,” […]