Don Young

“Alaska is the last frontier. We need to develop our resources.”

“The 'Bridge to Nowhere.' It's a bridge to somewhere. It's a bridge to the future.”

“I am an endangered species. I'm a congressman from Alaska.”

“You can't just let nature run wild.”

“My job is to represent the people of Alaska, and that's what I do.”

“This is my bill and I'll be damned if I'm going to let the Senate screw it up.”

“Environmentalists are a self-centered bunch of waffle-stomping, Harvard-graduating, intellectual idiots.”

“We’re not going to let the federal government dictate our lives.”

“I believe in the Constitution. I believe in free enterprise. I believe in the right to bear arms.”

“If you think you're going to get a free ride in this world, you're sadly mistaken.”

“I don't apologize for my votes.”

“I'm going to be a real pain in the ass to the majority.”

“I'm a Westerner. I believe in freedom. I believe in less government.”