Norm Dicks

The Endangered Species Act is the strongest and most effective tool we have to repair the environmental harm that is causing a species to decline. ↗

— Norm Dicks

#act #causing #decline #effective #endangered

During the past 30 years, European governments have provided more than $15 billion in the form of low- and no-cost loans to Airbus for the specific purpose of developing new aircraft lines. ↗

— Norm Dicks

#aircraft #billion #developing #during #european

For all of us who have been involved in the recovery efforts to bring back and strengthen wild salmon runs, we fear that this change in policy could lead to further declines in these wild stocks. ↗

— Norm Dicks

#been #bring #change #could #declines

I remember those great days when we were at $176 million before the Reagan Revolution came to town. ↗

— Norm Dicks

#came #days #great #i #i remember

In 2003, the value of Airbus's orders was more than twice as much as Boeing's. ↗

— Norm Dicks

#more #much #orders #than #twice

In fact, at Olympic National Park in my district, they 3 years ago had 130 summer employees they brought in for temporary work. This summer they have 25 because they cannot afford more. ↗

— Norm Dicks

#ago #because #brought #cannot #district

In my own area, Hood Canal, we are working with the USGS on dealing with this oxygenation problem. ↗

— Norm Dicks

#canal #dealing #hood #my own #own

Last year, Congress gave the Department of Defense the authority to design a new civilian personnel system for its employees as part of the defense authorization bill. ↗

— Norm Dicks

#authorization #bill #civilian #congress #defense

More than 60,000 jobs have been lost in the commercial aviation industry in the United States since 1999. ↗

— Norm Dicks

#been #commercial #industry #jobs #lost

Mr. Chairman, obviously a $60 million cut in the National Endowment for the Arts would be a disaster. ↗

— Norm Dicks

#chairman #cut #disaster #endowment #million