Don Young
Don Young
Donald Edwin "Don" Youngis an American politician and member of the Republican Party who has served as the U.S. Representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district since March 1973. He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Alaska...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 June 1933
CountryUnited States of America
russia footprint natural
Russia's increased Arctic presence. The Arctic has vast natural resources and security value, and Russia is drastically increasing its footprint in the region.
nature want constant
We're the only creature God ever created that doesn't want to adapt. We want to make it stand still. And one thing that's constant is nature is constantly changing.
courage dust ice
Remember in 1973 the same science chatter said that the coming Ice Age is going to occur, we're going to lose millions of people. And the politicians knew how to solve it, they just didn't have the courage to solve it; they were going to put coal dust on the Arctic.
ice scotland agriculture
Remember, the Arctic didn't have any ice. And the Northwest Passage was wide open. They were raising grapes in Scotland for God sakes, had a huge winery. Iceland was a farming community. As some of the glaciers retreated they found villages that were covered with ice.
sleep cant-sleep ifs
If you can't eat it, can't sleep under it, can't wear it or make something from it, it's not worth anything.
thinking land government
I don't see any justification for the federal government owning land, other than the Statue of Liberty and maybe a few parks, maybe a few refuges. But to just own land to do nothing with it I think is a disservice to the Constitution.
tree way forests
If I have my way, I'm going to dissolve the Forest Service. They're in the business of harvesting trees and they're not harvesting trees, so why have them anymore ?
war stress college
I wrote my thesis on the benefits of war and very near got thrown out of college. But I can show you where the greatest advancement of mankind comes under stress and strain, not comfort.
guy lasts touch-me
Don't you ever touch me. Don't ever touch me. The last guy who touched me ended up on the ground dead.
ice mind cold
There's nothing pretty about ice. Ice grows nothing. But we've got this in our minds that we've got to make everything cold.
party enemy tools
Environmentalists are a socialist group of individuals that are the tool of the Democrat Party. I'm proud to say that they are my enemy. They are not Americans, never have been Americans, never will be Americans.
next entering conflict
I would encourage the next commander in chief to be more cooperative and communicative with Congress, particularly when entering a conflict.
military reality men
I am extremely proud of our remarkable men and women who serve in our military, but the reality is that this is a shrinking percentage of the American population. Unfortunately, this has resulted in a growing disconnect between our military and civilian population. At one time, we had participation from nearly every American. Victory gardens, metal collections, saving stamps and bonds-everyone did their part to support our military. We simply don't do that anymore.
military hands tasks
The military taught me the importance of getting something done in a timely manner and the importance of completing a mission on time. My lieutenant would say, 'If you don't, you die.' In many ways, life is the same. If you don't pay attention to a timeline, you lose out on the ability to accomplish the task at hand.