Topic - Donald Young

"For years, the NPR-A has been crucial to providing affordable energy to families across our country," said Rep. Don Young, Alaska Republican. "This move by the Biden Administration is not only insulting to the hardworking men and women on the North Slope, but also extremely foolish. Gas prices around the nation are soaring; why then would President Biden and the BLM want to kneecap our domestic production, thereby emboldening our oil-producing adversaries overseas?"

Republicans rip Biden's bid to scrap Trump-era expansion of drilling in Alaska →

Rep. Don Young, Alaska Republican, said the wealth of resources in the Arctic means the future belongs to whoever controls the region.

U.S. icebreaker gap with Russia a growing concern as Arctic 'cold war' heats up →