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Category Archives: Don Young
Advancing farm bill stirs worries that Alaskans could lose food stamps benefits
Food security advocates are worried that legislation working its way through Congress could cause thousands of Alaskans, particularly in rural areas, to lose "food stamp" benefits and add an untenable layer of bureaucracy for the already-strapped state government. Congressional leaders are working to find a compromise between House and Senate farm bills before the prior version expires at the end of the month.
Trump Considers Tapping Nation’s Oil Reserve To Combat Rising Gas Prices
President Donald Trump could soon tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to lower oil prices just ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. The Trump administration is considering releasing up to 30 million barrels of oil into the market, cutting the stockpile nearly in half , according to Bloomberg.
Russian immigrant running for US House seat in Alaska
In this Aug. 26, 2017 photo provided by Kyle Reardon, Dimitri Shein, back center, poses with his family, back row from left, Vincent, Joy, Victoria, wife, Melissa; front row, left to right, Genevieve, Mica, and Madelyn at Point Woronzof in Anchorage, Alaska. Shein, a Russian immigrant, is seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Alaska and is one of four candidates competing in the Aug. 21 primary.
Russian immigrant running for US House seat in Alaska Source: AP
Born in the Soviet Union, Shein recalls standing in bread lines with his grandfather. After moving to Alaska in the early 1990s, he and his mother, who had married a man in Anchorage, wound up living in a shelter and on public assistance when the marriage soured.
Senate looms as big test for changes to US fishing laws
Fishermen and environmentalists are at odds over a suite of changes to American fishing laws that was approved by the House of Representatives, and the proposal faces a new hurdle in the Senate. The House passed changes to the Magnuson-Stevens Act, a 42-year-old set of rules designed to protect American fisheries from overharvest, on July 11, largely along party lines.
It’s time for Rep. Don Young to retire
To the editor: Alaska has only one representative in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Looking Back: April 21, 2018
April 21, 2008 - ANCHORAGE - Old billing records show ties between convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff and U.S. Rep. Don Young, a newspaper reported Sunday.
Alaska Supreme Court hears case with election-year impacts
The state wants the Alaska Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling that cleared the way for independents to run in Democratic party primaries - an issue with implications for this year's elections.
#NeverAgain Means Constantly Packing Enough Firepower To Bring Down a Tank
Some of you have no doubt seen Rep. Don Young (R-AK)'s suggestion that the Holocaust wouldn't have happened had the Jews been armed .
Congressman Suggests Jews Wouldn’t Have Died In The Holocaust If They Were Armed
Alaska's only congressman last week seemed to suggest Jews could have avoided being "put into the ovens" in the Holocaust if they were armed, according to a video recording of his comments at the Alaska Municipal League last week. Rep. Don Young, a Republican, suggested "millions" of people died because they were "unarmed," according to a video recording uploaded to YouTube by Dimitri Shein, a Democrat who is running for Young's seat.
Rep. Don Young suggests armed Jews could have prevented Holocaust
Rep. Don Young, an Alaska Republican who is the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives, recently argued against gun control to constituents by suggesting that Jews could have avoided perishing in the Holocaust if they had armed themselves. "How many millions of people were shot and killed because they were unarmed?" Young said to the Alaska Municipal League in Juneau last week, according to a recording published Tuesday by Alaska Public Media.
Alaska lawmaker cites Holocaust deaths to oppose gun control
An Alaska Republican and most senior member of the U.S. House argued against gun control by wondering how many Jewish people "were put in the ovens" because they were not armed. U.S. Rep. Don Young, who has a history of off-the-cuff remarks that can draw criticism, made the comments at a meeting last week in the state capital of Juneau when responding to a question about what the federal government and cities can do to stop school shootings.
Delegation to Zinke: Thanks, but no thanks, for huge leasing plan
Alaska's congressional delegation has asked Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke to exclude most of the state from his draft plan for offshore oil and gas leasing. Earlier this month, Zinke had proposed opening 14 of Alaska's 15 offshore planning areas, all but the North Aleutian Basin in Bristol Bay.
Alaska lawmakers unite to establish permanent funding for Children’s Health Insurance Program
Permanent funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, a federal program providing health insurance for children in lower income families, ran out in September.
Daniel Swift Fairbanks
Those supporting the massive corporate tax cut recently passed by Congress said it will lead to investment and creation of more jobs.
Tax bill boosts oil, gas drilling _ and renewable energy
The Republicans' tax package would boost traditional forms of energy such as oil and gas while also supporting renewable energy such as wind and solar power - and even extend a hand to buyers of electric cars. An agreement by House and Senate negotiators would open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, while preserving tax credits for wind power and other clean energy.
Elected officials failed us
To the editor: It has become painfully obvious that our elected officials are no longer civil servants.
House Votes To Conference Tax Reform Legislation
The upper chamber passed its bill early Saturday morning after GOP senators scrambled to rewrite its bill to comply with Senate rules just hours ahead of the vote. The House passed its measure in mid-November.
Alaska lawmakers protect consumers
Our two Alaska senators recently joined a majority in the U.S. Senate in voting to repeal a rule issued this summer by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.