Alaska Republican Congressman Don Young died earlier this month at age 88. He was the longest-Republican in the history of the House. Former colleagues honored him Tuesday as he lies in state at the Capitol. FOX13
. That year, he helped secure the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, which transports crude oil from the North Slope of Alaska to the state's southern coast and provides a critical source of funding for the state's government and its residents. He also played a leading role in protecting Alaska's fisheries from unregulated foreign fleets, dramatically extending U.S. jurisdiction to 200 nautical miles.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi described Young as an institution who was a "dogged, determined champion for Alaska in the House." She said that despite their political differences, many Democrats enjoyed a close friendship with Young. "Alaskans have been generous with their support for me because they know I get the job done," he said in 2016. "I’ll defend my state to the dying breath, and I will always do that and they know that."
Young's work included advocating for what some derided as the "bridge to nowhere," a project that became a national symbol of federal pork-barrel spending. The funding for the project was later rescinded and the project was eventually scrapped. But the controversy over the project helped fuel a decade-long ban on congressional earmarks.
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