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Previous  Next Rep. Young Votes in Favor of Working Men and Women Dec 19, 2007 - Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted yes today on H.R. 3996, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2007 for individual taxpayers: (1) the increased alternative minimum tax (AMT) exemption amounts; and (2) the offset of nonrefundable per... More Rep. Young Votes to Provide Health Care to Alaska’s Seniors and Children Dec 19, 2007 - Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted in favor of S. 2499 the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007. This legislation ensures that the health of both our nation’s senior citizens and children are taken care of. This bill includes a half-percent increase in physician reimbursement rates a... More Rep. Young Votes Yes After Funding for Troops Added to Omnibus Dec 19, 2007 - The U.S. House of Representatives voted yes tonight on the Senate Amendments to H.R. 2764, the Foreign Operations Appropriations/Consolidated Appropriations (Omnibus) bill which will provide critical troop funding for our brave men and women fighting the War on Terror in Iraq. This bill first came ... More DELEGATION Works to expand veterans mortgage bond program Dec 19, 2007 - – Senators Stevens and Murkowski and Congressman Young today joined colleagues from California, Oregon, Texas, and Wisconsin to convince Senate Leadership to retain a House-passed provision in the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2007 that would significantly expand the program that... More Rep. Young Votes for American Families; Against Energy Suicide Dec 18, 2007 - Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted on the House floor today against a misguided energy bill orchestrated by outsiders that would wreak havoc on energy prices in Alaska. Under the guise of a fuel efficiency bill, H.R. 6, the CLEAN Energy Act of 2007, is more accurately described as an Energy Suicid... More Rep. Young Introduces Alternative Energy Solution for Alaskans Dec 17, 2007 - Alaskan Congressman Don Young introduced the Renewable and Hydroelectric Energy for Alaska’s Tomorrow Act (Renewable HEAT Act) this afternoon. This legislation will authorize the Department of Energy to make grants to carry out renewable energy and hydro-electric projects. Rep. Young’s extension of... More Rep. Young Stuffs Christmas Stockings For Foster Children Dec 12, 2007 - Alaskan Congressman Don Young was pleased to join the FosterClub today to help former foster youth stuff holiday stockings for delivery to current foster children in time for Christmas. Rep. Young, the grandfather of fourteen grandchildren, many of who were adopted, helped stuff a stocking while al... More Rep. Young Announces Spring Semester Congressional Page Dec 10, 2007 - Alaskan Congressman Don Young is pleased to announce that Lea Shipman of Talkeetna, Alaska has been chosen to be a Congressional Page for the U.S. House of Representatives during the Spring Semester of the 2007-2008 school year. Currently there are 66 slots open for Pages for the U.S. House; 24 of ... More Delegation Announces Grants to Alaska Programs Dec 7, 2007 - – The Alaska Congressional Delegation is pleased to announce the following grants awarded to communities in the State of Alaska totaling $453,051: U.S. Department of Transportation: $113,940 to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities for the Glenn Highway National Scenic Byway... More Democratic “No-Energy Bill” Will Eliminate Five Million American Jobs & Cost Each American Family $1,700 Each Year Nov 14, 2007 - The Democratic “no-energy bill” that may be voted on before the end of the year will result in the loss of five million current and future American jobs and reduce the average American families’ annual purchasing power by $1,700 each year, according to a newly-released economic forecast. U.S. Rep. ... More Previous  Next