I have voted every time to continue our process against my leadership. I was not going to say anything, but when you referred to the bridge-to-nowhere as a scandal, when you voted for it four times, most of the people in this room voted for it four times. It was always transparent. I was always proud of my earmarks. I believe in earmarks, always have, as long as they are exposed. But don't you ever call that a scandal.
Defending earmarks and addressing criticism of the bridge-to-nowhere during a floor speech.
Share
More from Don Young
When the tribe asked Congressman Don Young to cosponsor the bill years ago, he looked me in the eye and said, so the landowners get resolved, the tribe still has to prove its case, are you sure that is what you want? I said, yes, sir, it…
Thanks to Representative Don Young for voting yes. Sadly, the rest of you voted no.
We have learned firsthand that resource development and protection of the environment are not mutually exclusive goals.
Other voices in this conversation
