Kodiak residents and Congressman Young at a recent constituent lunch
at King's Diner.
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Congress Moves Closer to National Defense Reauthorization
December 4, 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives and Alaskan Congressman Don Young today passed bicameral legislation to authorize $521.3 billion in national defense spending and $63.7 billion for overseas operations, in addition to providing key reforms to protect Alaskan military operations and service members, prevent military sexual assault and suicide, reaffirm the F-35 basing at Eielson Air Force Base, and convey federal lands to local entities. “This important piece of legislation funds ou...
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House Passes Legislation to Rein in Executive Overreach on Immigration
December 4, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Following passage of H.R. 5759, the Executive Amnesty Prevention Act of 2014, Alaskan Congressman Don Young detailed his support for the House’s first legislative response to the President’s controversial executive order on immigration: “Two weeks ago, through executive order, President Obama circumvented Congress by directing his federal agencies to stop the deportation of more than 5 million unlawful immigrants. At that time, he also expanded his Deferred Action for Childho...
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House Passes Commonsense Tax Relief for American Households
December 3, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today supported the passage of two tax bills aimed at providing relief for countless American households and individuals living with disabilities. Both bills, H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 and H.R. 647, the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE), passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support. H.R. 647, the ABLE Act, works to provide families with severely disabled children the commonsense tools they need to save...
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House Makes Final Push on Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill, Sends Bipartisan Agreement to Senate
December 3, 2014
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved a bipartisan, bicameral Coast Guard agreement that works to protect the nation’s oceans and waterways, improve the USCG’s mission readiness, and support our men and women in uniform. The legislation, H.R. 5769, the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014, also works to advance a number of Alaskan priorities supported by Congressman Don Young, including a 1-year moratorium on regulatory burdens facing fisherma...
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House Reauthorizes Native American Housing Assistance Program
December 2, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Under the leadership of Alaskan Congressman Don Young and a bipartisan group of his colleagues, the House of Representatives today passed legislation to reauthorize the primary federal housing program for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians – the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act (NAHASDA) – which empowers Native communities to develop and implement their own innovative housing assistance initiatives. “Prior to the passage of NAHA...
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