Young Apologizes For Threatening To Bite NJ Rep Like An Alaskan Mink

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Rep. Don Young (R-AK) cited his and his wife’s health problems as reasons for his bizarre outburst on the House floor two weeks ago, where he threatened to bite Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) like an Alaskan mink “that kill their own.” (Video here.)

Young lost his temper when Garrett tried to yank money Young wanted for native Alaskan students. He told the Republican Study Committee today that he regrets his aggressive response: “I come to you as a weakened man whose weaknesses are greater than my strengths at times,” he said.

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