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Washington honors Alaska’s fiery, tireless defender in House

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, with her husband Verne Martell, pays respects during a ceremony for the late Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, in Statuary Hall as he lies in state on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Young, the longest-serving member of Alaska's congressional delegation, died Friday, March 18. He was 88. (Shawn Thew/Pool Photo via AP) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., pay respects during a ceremony for the late Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, in Statuary Hall as he lies in state on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Young, the longest-serving member of Alaska's congressional delegation, died Friday, March 18. He was 88. (Shawn Thew/Pool Photo via AP) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., pay respects to the late Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, in Statuary Hall as he lies in state on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Young, the longest-serving member of Alaska's congressional delegation, died Friday, March 18. He was 88. (Shawn Thew/Pool Photo via AP) Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, with her husband Verne Martell, pay respects to the late Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, in Statuary Hall as he lies in state on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Young, the longest-serving member of Alaska's congressional delegation, died Friday, March 18. He was 88. (Shawn Thew/Pool Photo via AP) Anne Walton pauses at the casket of her late husband Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, as he lies in state in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Young, the longest-serving member of Alaska's congressional delegation, died Friday, March 18. He was 88. (Shawn Thew/Pool Photo via AP) Anne Walton pauses at the casket of her late husband Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, as he lies in state in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Young, the longest-serving member of Alaska's congressional delegation, died Friday, March 18. He was 88. (Shawn Thew/Pool Photo via AP) Anne Young, second from left, is escorted past the casket of her husband, former Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, before a ceremony for her husband at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (Jim Watson/Pool Photo via AP) House Chaplain Margaret G. Kibben speaks during a ceremony for the late Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, as he lies in state in Statuary Hall, Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at the Capitol in Washington. Young, the longest-serving member of Alaska's congressional delegation, died Friday, March 18, 2022. He was 88. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP, Pool) Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks during a ceremony for the late Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, in Statuary Hall as he lies in state on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Young, the longest-serving member of Alaska's congressional delegation, died Friday, March 18. He was 88. (Shawn Thew/Pool Photo via AP) Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks during a ceremony for the late Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, in Statuary Hall as he lies in state on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Young, the longest-serving member of Alaska's congressional delegation, died Friday, March 18. He was 88. (Shawn Thew/Pool Photo via AP) Anne Young, third from left, is escorted past the casket of her husband, former Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, before a ceremony for her husband at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (Jim Watson/Pool Photo via AP) Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks during a ceremony for the late Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, in Statuary Hall as he lies in state on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Young, the longest-serving member of Alaska's congressional delegation, died Friday, March 18. He was 88. (Bill Clark/Pool Photo via AP) Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a ceremony for the late Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, in Statuary Hall as he lies in state on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Young, the longest-serving member of Alaska's congressional delegation, died Friday, March 18. He was 88. (Bill Clark/Pool Photo via AP) An honor guard carries the flag-draped casket of former Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, into the U.S. Capitol where he will lie in state in Washington, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (Jim Watson/Pool Photo via AP) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., attends a ceremony for the late Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, as he lies in state in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Young, the longest-serving member of Alaska's congressional delegation, died Friday, March 18. He was 88. (Shawn Thew/Pool Photo via AP) FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2020, photo, Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, speaks during a ceremony in Anchorage, Alaska. Tug boat captain, teacher, gold prospector and longest-serving Republican in the history of the House. The late Rep. Don Young is being remembered for all of that and more as the country pays its respects to the only congressman Alaska has had for nearly a half-century. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)