Dickinson, Tim (2006-10-17), The 10 Worst Congressmen, work: Rolling Stone, retrieved: 2007-06-07
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Environmentalists are a self-centered bunch of waffle-stomping, Harvard-graduating, intellectual idiots who are not Americans, never have been Americans, never will be Americans.
— Don Young
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About Don Young
Donald Edwin "Don" Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician and retired educator serving as the U.S. representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district since 1973. He was the Republican Party's longest-serving member of the House of Representatives and of Congress in history, having represented Alaska for 25 terms.
About Don Young
Donald Edwin "Don" Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician and retired educator serving as the U.S. representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district since 1973. He was the Republican Party's longest-serving member of the House of Representatives and of Congress in history, having represented Alaska for 25 terms.
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