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Don Young is a Republican politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district from 1973 until his passing in 2022. He was the longest-serving member of Congress in Alaska's history and was known for his strong advocacy for Alaskan interests, particularly in areas such as resource development and indigenous rights. Young was a prominent figure in various legislative efforts, including those related to transportation and infrastructure in Alaska. Throughout his tenure, he was recognized for his direct and often colorful communication style, which resonated with many constituents.
Mr. Chairman, I want to say one thing to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Crowley) and compliment him on his statement. But this is the difference between some of our agencies' attitudes than what the City of New York has done. Because we…
Or some other form of dollar amount that is not dollars. What the gentleman is asking, I do not think he wants them to put up a fund, but he has to have the money to match the matching grants in real dollars.
I just want to remind the other gentleman from California, if CARA is not passed, how much money did they get in PILT? How much money do they get?
We have a problem, because Alaska cannot do a dedicated fund. That is under our Constitution. That is why I want to have the gentleman's agreement. Otherwise I will strip it out. I want the gentleman to work with us to try to solve this…
We cannot have a dedicated fund, in our Constitution. But if the gentleman will help me fix that problem, is what I am saying.
If there was a Ford Foundation that gave the State money for a recreational project or acquisition of land, that money could be counted against the Federal dollars?
then that is the fault of the Committee on Appropriations. But they will have more money than they have now for PILT.
CARA creates a ratio and it will be fully funded under that ratio. As long as the Committee on Appropriations continues to do as they have done in the past, we will match that under the CARA bill. It does not do it historically, but we…
We are attempting to make sure that any lands that are acquired, it takes it off the tax roll, that there is full reimbursement for those small communities. I understand the problem. We have gone from 7.5 in 25 years to 1.5 of rural…
I just suggest respectfully that amendment should be rejected. It is a small, small part of this total budget, and I do go back to my senior citizens and I do think they frankly support this legislation.
I would just like my colleagues to look at this little diagram. This is what CARA would take out of the total budget. It is 0.002 percent. That is all it takes out of it. And this amendment would be the first time that a new criteria is…
I happen to think, by the way, and I happen to think very frankly one thing we have to keep in mind, if we were to take a poll of all of our senior citizens, I think that we will find that they support this overwhelmingly. They are the…
I frankly, as one of my biggest loves, is for fish and wildlife do not want to have them wait for 6 years. I think that is a terrible, terrible blow to this bill. If you believe in conservation, if you believe in the establishment and…
I want to suggest two things. One is, I know this county; I was raised just about 75 miles above it. It was one of the larger refinery areas that refined oil. They have lost a lot of those refineries. They have 2 major refineries left, and…
Mr. Chairman, I will give my friends, and I do mean they are my friends, great credit for being imaginative and making it very difficult for this chairman. This amendment does have merits. But I will say that I do believe CARA provides…
now my staff say it would be the borough. And if the borough can stop the city, and my colleague knows how local governments are, I do not object to local government, but I do not want local governments to have the leg up on any one of…
Again may I congratulate those that are offering these amendments. If we did not have this fragile house of cards put together, this would be very attractive because my State is owned right now 94 percent by the Federal Government. By the…
Today I am introducing legislation that would address several matters of concern to Alaska Natives through an amendment to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA).
I strongly agree with that but with the understanding the review does not stand in the way of getting this bill enacted into law. I want to make sure we go forth with the law, the review can come after the law, because I am looking at the…
Mr. Chairman, last year, congressional Republicans fought tooth-and-nail to cut waste, fraud and abuse out of a bloated Federal budget. We were successful, but we have only just begun. This year we remain vigilant in our crusade to return…
The bill I bring to the House today is designed to make sure that not one dime of wildlife or sport fishing conservation trust funds are misspent again.
listen to these words. They tell us why this legislation is urgently needed. ``We don't want legislation to put us in a tighter box. If another need for this money comes up in the future, we want to be able to direct money to do it,'' says…
I agree it is my understanding that the Fish and Wildlife Service has authority to undertake this review in a fairly rapid manner. My only concern that any review is truly independent of undue influence. For that reason, I agree with you…
Mr. Chairman, I do thank the gentleman from California for making my case. This is an agency that is off track. This is an agency, as I have said before, and I am not pointing fingers at any individual, that went from 2 percent to 14…
the amendment is redundant, number one. It relates to the export of Alaskan oil. The President now has the authority to do so. The cases in law, 104-58--Section 201, states that if the Secretary of Commerce finds that exporting oil has…
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