Don Young

Let us not get caught in this trap of Dr. No.

We are counting on you to tell us what those needs are, because I can guarantee you that this subcommittee... are going to do whatever we can possibly do to meet the needs.

There are no Republicans and no Democrats, especially on this committee... in the best interests of our country.

There is a lot we need to do. And this stimulus initiative is a down payment on the future.

We are going to create an office of intermodalism, an assistant secretary for intermodalism.

We are going to restructure the U.S. Department of Transportation.

We are going to make them do that. They haven't done it.

I hope that the member nations of the IWC will come up with something new to resolve the impasse we are at today, but I am afraid the resolutions like the one today will do nothing to resolve the problem and may actually make things worse…

Let's follow this train a little bit further. If we don't increase our supply, Mr. and Mrs. America, instead of $4 a gallon, it is going to be $10 a gallon by January 1. We must act in this Congress, and if you do not, may the wrath come…

I have to say, this is what we call the ``citizens' army,'' the families they left behind, the families that welcomed them home. We have to recognize the importance of the Alaska National Guard and the National Guard of the Nation and the…

I will be supporting this bill today because it is a good bill. I take great pride in that because it probably created about 185,000 new jobs, $286 billion to be spent for the infrastructure and for the economy of this great Nation. I say…

A committee chairman does not control the enrollment process. I have never been in an enrollment office, and I do not believe any chairman has that right.

I have been the subject of much innuendo concerning my intent and motivication [SIC] of this project.

This has always been a good project. The residents of this community deserve to have a safe and effective evacuation route for themselves, in case of a national disaster.

Ten years ago. Again, everybody tells me we can do it at a later date. And what we're doing is nothing. I ask each one of you in this room that's sitting here today, I'm asking you, are we going to sit until this whole country comes to a…

Young denies wrongdoing, too.

The people of Florida are perfectly within their right to choose to use or not use the money. When they saw a need for a hurricane evacuation route, Representative Young helped them fill it. If they no longer see the need, then that is…

I rise to clarify an ambiguity in a provision in the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2007. Specifically, section 105(a)(99) of the bill refers to a project known as ``Dowling Road Extension/Reconstruction West,'' which goes in a…

I say shame on you because we are not doing the legislative process any good. Regardless of who is in power in this House, Democrat or Republican, we should be leading this Nation and we are at a standstill now. That is one reason our…

I'm disappointed in those that are offering this amendment. The supporters of this amendment and the proposer of this amendment like to believe that Chicken Little threats have been thrown about. Instead of the sky falling, it's the Earth…

I appreciate that because it's very simple to say the Tongass will be sold at fair market value to the State of Alaska. And I think that would solve our problem.

That's hard to do. I would suggest respectfully, again, let's keep our facts straight. Every one of you in this room, maybe, six or eight people, never voted for the bill that you are talking about. But you voted for it four times.

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…

This is grandstanding by individuals that don't know what they're talking about. And I will go back to that. It's ignorance and stupidity.

That money is for transportation. That is not added pork.