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Offline Sourdough

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Lunch with Alaska's sole Congressman
« on: June 08, 2011, 09:13:53 PM »
Congressman Don Young came to Fairbanks today, and joined us for lunch.  About 20 of us regulars and eight visitors showed up at Denny's.  A couple of reporters, and some folks we suspect were spies from the Federal Government agencies.  We had some very interesting conversations.  One of the things he is working on is cutting US Fish and Wildlife Service budget for Yukon Charley preserve to $1.00 for fiscal year 2012.  And the rest of their Alaska budget in half.  Sounds good to me.  He is on the House Finance Committee.

He also chastised our Governor, over several issues.  One of them is the railroad bridge across the Tanana River.  The EPA came out with a statement last week they are not going to give the permits to build the bridge.  Congressman Young said build the bridge anyway, then tell the EPA to get out of our business.  This evening right at the close of business for today, the Fairbanks office for the EPA announced they no longer have any issues with the bridge, construction can proceed.  I think they may have heard about what the Congressman said.

Congressman Young also said drill the oil wells, and when the EPA objects tell them to get out of our business and go back to DC.  Here we sit on 36 Billion barrels of oil and we need to get that oil out of the ground and refill the pipeline.

One thing people are not aware of.  If the pipeline goes dry and is shut down, it is to be removed.  Federal mandate from back in the 70s.  With Obama placing a moratorium on off shore drilling, and Obama's EPA pulling permits to drill for the on shore wells, he is virtually cutting off the oil supply to the pipeline. 

But Obama lifted the offshore drilling moratorium you say!  Only for the Gulf Of Mexico.  The moratorium is still in place for Alaska.

Congressman Young made a lot of statements and I agree with all of them 100%.  Now if only our wimpy governor will take action.

One last thing.  Reapportionment came up today.  Congressman Young has been asked by his peers how badly is he going to be affected.  Many of the other Congressmen are looking at an upcoming election with all new constituents, as the boundries of their districts are changing.  Congressman Young laughed, no matter how boundries change Alaska only has one Congressman, and he is it.  Now if only we could get our two Senators replaced. 
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Re: Lunch with Alaska's sole Congressman
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2011, 04:11:48 AM »
Congratulations, it sounds like your Congressman has a pair.
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Re: Lunch with Alaska's sole Congressman
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2011, 05:04:31 AM »
magooch:  One of the things I left out.  During the congressional investigation of the Park Service, Don Young grilled Ken Salazar and Jarvis the two ranking officials of Dept of the Interior.  We gave him a Trophy.  Don Young is known as the Grizzly Bear of Congress.  We gave him a statue of a Grizzly Bear with a set the size of Beach Balls. 

By the way, today the EPA has decided to leave it up to the Army Corps Of Engineers to determine the best course of action for the bridge.  This will be the longest bridge in the state.  It also is needed to connect Alaska to the lower 48 by rail.  Something we have been pushing for over 50 years.
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Re: Lunch with Alaska's sole Congressman
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2011, 07:22:59 AM »
Sourdough I hope he's successfull at the defunding.  East of Portland,OR/Vancouver,WA where I live, we have to deal with the "Columbia River Gorge Comission" an equally tyrannical organization, that ensures the  I-5 corridor residents have their way in our front yards, and consider the gorge as their backyards.  >:(

Maybe if you see him again you can mention defunding the discriminatory 'gorge comission' as well.
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Re: Lunch with Alaska's sole Congressman
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2011, 01:47:56 PM »
Your lucky my congressman and senators are part of the problem.
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Re: Lunch with Alaska's sole Congressman
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2011, 03:38:16 AM »
I'm proud to say that my Congress person doesn't have a pair, but she is on the right side of things.  And she drives the Dumycrats out of their minds.
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Re: Lunch with Alaska's sole Congressman
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2011, 11:18:35 AM »
Quote from: magooch on June 10, 2011, 03:38:16 AM
I'm proud to say that my Congress person doesn't have a pair, but she is on the right side of things.  And she drives the Dumycrats out of their minds.

 
  I beg to differ. Your congress person has a pair,........................... they are just higher up. ;D ;D
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Re: Lunch with Alaska's sole Congressman
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2011, 09:15:26 PM »
Today there was an article where in the paper that surprised me completely.  The US Fish and Wildlife Service Superintendent for all of Alaska, gave an apology to the folks in Eagle, Alaska.  A couple of months ago she had told Congressman Young she intended to send the same two Rangers back to the Yukon Charley Preserve.  She also said they would be under the same orders and were to continue to enforce the same regulations as before.  She did not care what Alaskans thought, or how they liked it.  She also told Congressman Young she did not care who he was, she worked for US Fish and Wildlife, not him. 

Well in her apology she said the the actions of the two Rangers were out of line in the way they handled a situation with one of the local Homesteaders.  She also said the two Rangers that had run roughshod over people would not be returning to Alaska.  The US Fish and Wildlife Service was going to be working on a new policy to try and bve more co-operative with the local people of Eagle and the surrounding area.

This woman has done a complete 180 from the way she was talking a few months ago.  Seems calling her bosses before Congress and making them squirm, then cutting their budget may have had some affect on these Governmental employed environmental groups.
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Re: Lunch with Alaska's sole Congressman
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2011, 09:17:48 AM »
I wonder who is going to be blessed now by the presence of those Rangers ???
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