For any of you who heard Don Young on KNBA/KSKA

[Blue_In_AK]

this morning, here are the facts to refute his "answers" to the questions from the public.

Here are the sources for all the items that Don Young claimed are “unsubstantiated accusations”.

Missed over 900 votes in Congress during his last 6 terms. http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/
109th Congress – 94 votes (8.5%)
108th Congress – 155 votes (12.7%)
107th Congress – 181 votes (18%)
106th Congress – 165 votes (13.6%)
105th Congress – 209 votes (17.6%)
104th Congress – 127 votes (9.5%)

Does not support a raise in the minimum wage (unless it is connected to a TAX CUT for the rich). http://www.vote-smart.org/npat.php?old=true&can_id=H0080103&npatform_id=11

Has accepted every congressional pay increase without support for raising the minimum wage.
Has taken over $900,000 from the oil and gas industry since the Exxon Valdez disaster. http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allindus.asp?CID=N00007999

Has accepted over $200,000 from VECO executives. http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allcontrib.asp?CID=N00007999

80% of campaign contributions come from outside Alaska. http://www.ktva.com/search/ci_4137641

Refuses to meet with voters in Town Hall meetings to get their input on the priorities for Alaska. http://bensonforcongress.com/files/Young%20says%20NO%20to%20debates.pdf

ABSENT LEGISLATOR rarely coming to his home state.
Walked out of his committee hearing on BP just before he was to demands answers from BP officials. http://www.adn.com/opinion/view/story/8204535p-8098449c.html

Has published links to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/headlines/2006/03/01/don_young_linked_again_to_jack_abramoff
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/7463032p-7373236c.html
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/007653.php
http://thinkprogress.org/abramoff
http://www.capitaleye.org/abramoff_recips_detail.asp?type=R&Name=Don+Young+(R-Alaska)
http://benfrank.net/patriots/news/don_young/don_young_corruption_news_updates
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/5/6/04626/87681
Did not show up to vote on the 2001 US Patriot Act. http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?vote_id=3108&can_id=H0080103
D. Young claims that he voted for the Patriot Act.
Voted against providing college education grants to low income students (HR 609). http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?vote_id=3813&can_id=H0080103
Did not show up to vote on the “No Child Left Behind” Act of 2001 (HR 1). http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?vote_id=3148&can_id=H0080103
Voted not to allow the Committee on Standards of Office Conduct to immediately
investigate activities between members of Congress, Congressional staff and Jack Abramoff (H Res 746).
Did not show up to vote on the “Help America Vote Act of 2002” (HR 3295). http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?vote_id=3208&can_id=H0080103
Voted to NOT hold Newt Gingrich accountable for congressional ethic violations found by Congressional
Ethics Committee (H Res 31). He was one of only 28 members to vote not to support the findings of the Ethics Committee. http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?vote_id=1145&can_id=H0080103
Voted to table a resolution that instructs the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to bring the remaining charges against
Newt Gingrich to the outside counsel for investigation. http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?vote_id=979&can_id=H0080103
Voted to use military force in IRAQ (HJ Res 114). http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?vote_id=3202&can_id=H0080103
Did not show up to vote on the “Border Security Bill of 2005” (HR 4437). http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?vote_id=3815&can_id=H0080103
Voted against the “Secure Fence Act of 2006” (HR 6061) http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?vote_id=3900&can_id=H0080103
Voted against the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act (HR 10). http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?vote_id=3441&can_id=H0080103
Voted against the 1996 Anti-Terrorism Bill (HR 2703). http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?vote_id=847&can_id=H0080103
Voted against the Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1996 (HR 3953). http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?vote_id=1052&can_id=H0080103
Voted against the 2005 Small Employer Health Benefits Plan Amendment (HR 525). Allows small businesses to pool together to provide health insurance to employees. http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?vote_id=3606&can_id=H0080103

Kris J. Pierce, Campaign Manager
Diane Benson for Congress



Mailing Address
Campaign HQ
1443 W. Northern Lights Blvd, Suite S
Anchorage, AK 99503

907-345-2006 (Office)
907-230-8918 (Cell)
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[snowbear]

1. Thanks for the info Blue! .. I sure hope that info makes it into the ADN!

I usually have KUDO on when the radio's on.. so I didn't catch him on there.

Geez.. what a dirtball he is!

Do you know if Diane Benson will be able to send out some of that info you listed on a mailer?

I still see plenty of Diane Benson signs around town.. but haven't seen any advertising at all yet.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. We're sending out a bunch of stuff tonight

but I didn't actually read it while I was folding and stuffing last night, so I'm not sure what it says. LOL. If you'd like I can forward the e-mails I get from the campaign to you. Also, I understand that Don Young is going to be on Cary Carrigan's KFQD show tomorrow so you might want to listen in on that. I believe he's on from 10:00 to 12:00. What Don doesn't know apparently is that Cary is good friends with Diane's campaign manager, who has been feeding him questions to ask, so that should be pretty interesting.