Honorable Don Young
United States Representative, Alaska, Republican
Representative Young, Alaska’s Representative-At-Large, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1973. He served on the Fort Yukon (Alaska) City Council from 1960 to 1964, as Fort Yukon Mayor from 1964 to 1966, in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1966 to 1970, and in the Alaska Senate from 1970 to 1973. He is the Ranking Minority Member of the Resources Committee. The following is from the July 17, 2008, House floor debate on H.R. 6515, the Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands Act.Today is yet another sad day for the American people — real people who are…
