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July 23, 2009 - New National Park Service Director - Rep. Dicks meets with former Mt. Rainier National Park Superintendent Jon Jarvis, who has been nominated by President Obama to become the Director of the National Park Service.
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May 23, 2009 - Rep. Dicks met with the finalists of the Sixth District's Congressional Art Competition. GaYoung "Kate" Choi was declared this year's winner, and will have her artwork displayed in the Capitol complex for one year. Read more... |
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Affordable Health Care for America Act Introduced in Congress
10/30/2009 – On October 29th, the Democratic Leadership introduced H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 3962 blends and updates the three versions of previous bills passed by the House committees of jurisdiction in July. Since that time, Congress received an unprecedented amount of feedback from the American people through town halls, emails, phone calls and faxes. The feedback I received from my constituents was greatly appreciated, and while there were differences in the details, the majority were overwhelmingly supportive of the need to improve quality, expand coverage, and contain the rising costs of health insurance. This bill, which I intend to support, would accomplish these goals. Below you will find a summary of the key provisions in the bill, and links to more resources.
Read more... Interior Appropriations Conference Summary
10/29/2009 – The House of Representatives gave final approval today to the compromise version of the Interior spending bill for Fiscal Year 2010, including a substantial boost in the operations of the National Parks and a major increase in funding for the Environmental Protection Agency’s cleanup and restoration efforts in Puget Sound, Rep. Norm Dicks said Thursday.
Read more... Reps. Jay Inslee & Norm Dicks Lead Effort To Boost State Medicare Reimbursement
10/22/2009 – Washington Congressman Jay Inslee and Congressman Norm Dicks today announced an agreement on final language on major reform to Medicare reimbursement rates that will transform the payment system for Washington State and other high-quality, low-lost states, and end decades of geographic disparities in payment. This important language will be included in final health care reform legislation in the House of Representatives. Congressman Inslee was selected by Speaker Pelosi to serve as one of the key negotiators on behalf of low cost efficient states.
Read more... Navy Uses Special Authority to Launch New Child Care Center
10/7/2009 – Responding to an urgent need for additional child care opportunities for military and civilian employee families, the Navy has used special authority granted by Congress to begin construction of a facility at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton to accommodate 64 children, U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks said Wednesday.
Read more... Deadline for Military Academy Nominations Approaching
9/11/2009 – Reminder: October 30th is the deadline for high school students to apply to be nominated by Congressman Norm Dicks to one of our Nation's military academies. For more details about the application process, please see: http://www.house.gov/dicks/hsstudent.shtml. If you have any questions, please call the Washington DC office at 202-225-5916.
Read more... Rep. Dicks Responds to WTO Ruling on Airbus Subsidies
9/4/2009 – "For many years we have contended that direct financial assistance from the European governmental partners of EADS/Airbus has represented an unfair launch subsidy that has allowed Airbus to increase its market share in the large civil aircraft market and to steal U.S. aircraft manufacturing jobs.
Read more... Norm Schedules 2 Town Hall Meetings Aug 31st
8/21/2009 – Congressman Norm Dicks has scheduled two Town Hall Meetings on Aug. 31st to discuss Health Care Reform and other national and local matters of concern to residents of the 6th Congressional District. These sessions will offer an opportunity for constituents to express opinions about issues on the congressional agenda, helping Norm to do his job as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Read more... Health Reform Legislation Moves Forward in the House
7/17/2009 –
Norm has long advocated comprehensive health care reform in this country as health care cost increases have outpaced inflation in recent years, affecting almost all U.S. businesses and leaving a large portion of the American population without any health care benefits. This year, one of the top priorities of the Obama Administration has been the adoption of a health care reform plan that maintains the quality and choices available in our current system but increases access and addresses the cost growth. Legislation is currently moving through various House committees of jurisdiction, with the intent of bringing a bill to the full membership of the House sometime this summer or fall.
Read more... Floor Statement on the Importance of West Coast Salmon Runs
7/10/2009 – A recent Biological Opinion by NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service found the California salmon runs to be a critical component in the survival of the Puget Sound killer whale population. Norm delivered the following remarks to his House colleagues stressing the need to work together to preserve our West Coast salmon runs.
Read more... House Passes Military Construction / VA Appropriations Bill
7/10/2009 – More than $415 million in construction funding will be headed to military bases in Washington next year, resulting in continued expansion of Fort Lewis as well as modernization of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Sub Base Bangor, U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks said today.
Read more... Bremerton Tunnel Opens
7/6/2009 – Norm was in Bremerton on July 6 for the opening of the new State Route 304 Tunnel, which will channel inbound ferry traffic beneath Pacific Avenue, helping to make Bremerton more “pedestrian friendly.”
Read more... Summary: 2010 Interior and the Environment Appropriations
6/18/2009 – "On June 18th, the House Appropriations Committee approved the bill we passed last week in my Subcommittee. I am proud of the progress we have made in this bill at improving the visitor experience in our National Parks, which have declined in the past decade, as well as our wildlife refuge areas. In addition we are increasing the resources available from the EPA to help local communities improve their drinking water and wastewater systems, meeting the goals of the Clean Water Act. In this budget we are also taking a major step forward on addressing the pollution impacts in the nation’s major water bodies, including the Great Lakes, the Chesapeake Bay and Puget Sound. I am pleased that the bill our Subcommittee has approved includes $50 million for restoration projects in Puget Sound, placing our region’s cleanup effort on a par with the federal government’s participation in the Chesapeake Bay program. Following is a summary of the bill’s provisions. The Committee’s complete report will be available soon, and I will post a link to it as soon as it is published."
Read more... Big Boost for Puget Sound Cleanup Approved
6/10/2009 – The House subcommittee that Norm chairs today approved a major increase in funding for the Puget Sound pollution cleanup effort, recommending $50 million in the next fiscal year, a funding level equivalent to the federal role in the Chesapeake Bay cleanup program.
Read more... Appropriations Committee Agrees to boost funding for Mitchell Act Hatcheries
6/9/2009 – The House Appropriations Committee agreed to Norm's request today to boost funding for the 17 federally-operated fish hatcheries on the Columbia River in order to implement a major reform of the hatchery operations to increase their role in the recovery of threatened west coast salmon.
Read more... Winner of the 2009 Congressional Art Competition
5/23/2009 – On Saturday, May 23rd, the six finalists of the 2009 Congressional Art Competition, their families, and teachers were invited to attend a ceremony and reception in Bremerton where Congressman Dicks announced the winner and presented the finalists with certificates of recognition. GaYoung "Kate" Choi of University Place, WA won this year’s competition with her pencil and oil color drawing titled “Looking at Art.” It features small silhouetted people gazing through a telescope at large art pencils. Kate has been offered roundtrip air transportation to Washington, D.C. to attend a ceremony unveiling the winning works of art from around the country on June 24, 2009.
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