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| 7/21/08: Jennifer Kilmer, Executive Director of the Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Society & Museum, giving Norm an update on the Harbor History Museum, which is currently under construction in Gig Harbor. |
6/30/08 - Norm providing the opening remarks for the Hood Canal Science Summit at the Kitsap Conference Center. The summit, sponsored by Norm, presented the results of a three year scientific study of the canal. |
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Tanker Competition Pushed to Next Administration
9/10/2008 – Press Release: The Defense Department today cancelled the competition between the Boeing Company and the EADS/Northrop Grumman Corp. for the production of new air refueling tankers.
Read more... Recent Photos of Norm from the District
9/10/2008 – Norm spent the month of August back in the Sixth District where he was able to meet with local business and community leaders, attend groundbreakings and grand openings, and talk with his constituents. Photos of the visit are available below.
Read more... Area School Receives Science Award
9/9/2008 – Rep. Dicks meets with representatives from Key Peninsula Middle School in Lakebay, who were in the Nation’s Capital on Sept. 8th to receive a “Schools of Distinction” Award as part of a nationwide math and science competition sponsored by the Intel Corporation. Schools receiving the awards, which consist of $10,000 in addition products and services from competition sponsors, are commended for developing an environment and curricula that meet or exceed national mathematics and science content standards and other benchmarks.
Read more... Rep. Norm Dicks in Sequim to Mark Release of Federal Grant for Olympic Theatre Arts
9/2/2008 – U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks today toured the renovation work being completed on the new Olympic Theatre Arts Center in Sequim as he announced the release of federal funding that has contributed to the overhaul of the building.
Read more... Norm Interviewed on KXRO Radio of Aberdeen
8/6/2008 – Norm stopped by the KXRO radio station in Aberdeen where he discussed gas prices, the budget deficit, jobs in Grays Harbor, the Iraq War, and more.
Read more... Statement on Revised RFP Issued by Department of Defense
8/6/2008 – The revised Request For Proposal (RFP) issued today by the Defense Department includes substantive changes that appear to favor a tanker larger than any real-world scenarios would require and that appear to diminish the substantially greater life-cycle costs of buying a bigger aircraft.
Read more... "Lawmakers Boost Boeing's Tanker Bid"
8/1/2008 –
"WASHINGTON – The Boeing Co. received a major boost Wednesday from a House subcommittee, which moved to impose tight restrictions on the Pentagon as it seeks new bids on a $35 billion contract for Air Force aerial refueling tankers."
Read more... The Upcoming Digital TV Transition
7/31/2008 – There are only about 200 days until all full-power television stations in the United States stop broadcasting in analog and switch to 100% digital broadcasting. This transition will not affect those connected to cable, satellite, or other pay TV service. Please ensure that any of your friends and relatives still receiving their television broadcasts through an antennae are aware of the transition and know the options available to them. For more information and a $40 coupon off a converter box, please visit http://www.dtv2009.gov.
Read more... Obey and Dicks Call on President to Act on Fire Funds
7/31/2008 –
WASHINGTON - Today, Dave Obey (D-WI), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, and Norm Dicks (D-WA), Chairman of the Interior and the Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, sent the following/attached letter to the President requesting immediate action on funding for fighting fires.
Read more... House Passes Comprehensive Response to Mortgage Crisis
7/24/2008 – Many American families are struggling through the current mortgage and foreclosure crisis. In Washington State foreclosures were up 69 percent last month compared to just one year ago, an increase greater than the national average of 53 percent. Pierce County was hit particularly hard in the Puget Sound region, with one in 483 households in trouble.
Read more... Norm Among Officials at Healthy Hood Canal Celebration
7/20/2008 – Congressman Norm Dicks joined local officials Saturday to celebrate the progress made on the Belfair Wastewater and Water Reclamation Facilities.
Read more... Watch Norm Dicks Question Under Secretary of Defense John Young on the Air Force Tanker Re-competition
7/10/2008 – Norm questioned John Young, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, at the Armed Services Committee about the validity of the expedited recompetition for the air-refueling tanker contract.
Read more... Norm is "Skeptical" of Pentagon's Ability to Conduct Fair Tanker Re-Competition
7/9/2008 – Press Release: U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks said today that he has serious doubts about the ability of the Defense Department to conduct a renewed competition that is fair and open and that meets the “real world” requirements of refueling U.S. military aircraft. The congressman, who serves as vice-chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee in the House, said he has learned that the new competition will include a higher priority for a bigger airplane, repeating a bias that resulted in stinging criticism from the independent Government Accountability Office.
Read more... Rep. Dicks, Sen. Cantwell Introduce Puget Sound Bill
6/25/2008 – Press Release: Congressman Norm Dicks and Senator Maria Cantwell introduced the Puget Sound Recovery Act of 2008 today, which will establish a distinct office within the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate the expanded efforts to address pollution impacts on Puget Sound.
Read more... Norm's Reaction to Release of Full GAO Report
6/25/2008 – “The release of the full version of the GAO Report was a devastating indictment of the fatally-flawed tanker selection process conducted by the Air Force that resulted in the proposed award of a contract for a plane –the Airbus 330-- that was less capable and far more costly to operate and maintain than the KC-767, manufactured by Boeing workers in Everett, Wash.
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