Norm Dicks
Norm Dicks
Norman DeValois "Norm" Dickswas the U.S. Representative for Washington's 6th congressional district, serving between 1977 and 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district was located in the northwestern corner of the state, and includes most of Tacoma. Norman Dicks retired at the end of the 112th Congress. He currently serves as Senior Policy Advisor at the law and public policy firm Van Ness Feldman LLP. He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House...
running salmon restoration
We are also working on the restoration of salmon runs, and we are doing a new process of mass marking with these fish so we can tell the wild fish from the hatchery fish.
summer people important
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.
environment difficult shows
Overtime, hatchery fish tend to show signs of domestication and these traits adapted to the hatchery environment can make it more difficult to survive in the wild.
believe government competition
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.
agency government united-states
The Smithsonian Institute is one of the most popular agencies of government in the United States.
environment certain species
We must be certain that the repair to the environment is sufficient to allow wild species to recover and survive.
environmental tools endangered-species-act
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.
committee defense military served
I have served on the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations for 26 years, the Subcommittee on Military Construction for 18 years.