So when people go to the park this summer, they are not going to have the same quality of a visit. There is not going to be a ranger out on the trail to tell them about the important cultural and historic areas within the Olympic National Park. Norm Dicks Read Quote
I remember those great days when we were at $176 million before the Reagan Revolution came to town. Norm Dicks Read Quote
Mr. Chairman, obviously a $60 million cut in the National Endowment for the Arts would be a disaster. Norm Dicks Read Quote
This funding from the National Endowment for the Arts has been like the Good Housekeeping seal of approval. Norm Dicks Read Quote
The Smithsonian Institute is one of the most popular agencies of government in the United States. Norm Dicks Read Quote
What I did was sit down with the Washington State officials, with the historic preservation people, with the tribe, the local community, the port of Port Angeles, and we worked this thing out, and we protected the tribe’s interest. Norm Dicks Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Over 30 years ago, Airbus was founded by a European consortium of French, German, and later Spanish and British companies to compete in the large commercial aircraft industry with U.S. companies. Norm Dicks Read Quote
The time has come for the American government to recognize the damage that has occurred to our economy, and to take firm action to curtail what I believe is both unfair and illegal foreign competition. Norm Dicks Read Quote
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 Read Quote