Rep. Norman Dicks

Democrat  •  6th District, Washington  •  18th Term  •  Sworn In 1977
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02/08/12
Norm Dicks used earmarks to get grants for son's environmental agency (Politics Blog)

The Washington Post has taken a close look at U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks’ use of earmarks to get federal funds for the Puget Sound Partnership, at a time when his son David served as that agency’s executive director.

Source: Bellingham Herald
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02/08/12
Redistricting challenged in state Supreme Court

Rep. Norm Dicks lives in Mason County while Kitsap and Pierce voters make up the vast majority of his district. Milem says he has other legal arguments, too. He said the new lines split counties and cities unnecessarily. Commissioners actually ...

Source: TheNewsTribune.com (blog)
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02/08/12
U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks get front page attention in Washington Post (though not the kind he might want)

Democratic Rep. Norm Dicks of Washington state is getting front-page attention from the Washington Post today for steering federal money to an agency that was headed by his son. In a special investigation, the newspaper cited Dicks as one of 16 ...

Source: TheNewsTribune.com (blog)
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02/08/12
16 Capitol Hill lawmakers aided entities with family ties

A Washington congressman — Norm Dicks — boosted the budget of an environmental group that his son ran as executive director. A Texas congresswoman — Sheila Jackson Lee — guided millions to a university where her husband served as a vice president.

Source: Denver Post
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02/08/12
Earmark investigation: Rep. Norm Dicks and Puget Sound

Multimedia interactive congressa_people_jpt Rep. Norm Dicks secured a $1.8 million earmark for a Washington state environmental agency where his son worked as executive director. Explore some reactions to his Pugent Sound family connection.

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02/07/12
Dicks channeled federal money to Puget Sound project his son ran

OLYMPIA — In January 2007, Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Bremerton, became chairman of a congressional subcommittee that gave him the power to secure millions in federal funds to environmental projects in his district. Six months later, the congressman ...

Source: Seattle Times
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02/07/12
House approves Quileute move out of tsunami zone

Following the earthquake and tsunami that devestated Japan in March, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D, Wash.) and Rep. Norm Dicks (D, Wash.) co-sponsored bills (H.R. 1162, S. 636) to move the tribal lands away from the water and out of reach of a deadly tsunami.

Source: msnbc.com
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02/07/12
Washington Reps. Norm Dicks and Doc Hastings Called Out in Congressional Earmarks Investigation

Over the next three years, the congressman also sent $15 million to the Environmental Protection Agency, which gave the funds in noncompetitive grants to his son's agency, the Puget Sound Partnership. "I don't think there was a conflict. We are all trying

Source: Seattle Weekly (blog)
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02/07/12
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Feds don't need more of our land

In the case cited by the writer, Two of our very own ding-dongs — Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Norm Dicks — are instigators in the latest attempted theft. They propose buying private property near Olympic National Park and include it into the ...

Source: Kitsap Sun
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02/07/12
House approves Quileute move out of tsunami zone

...tribal lands. Following the earthquake and tsunami that devestated Japan in March, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D, Wash.) and Rep. Norm Dicks (D, Wash.) co-sponsored bills (H.R. 1162, S. 636) to move the tribal lands away from the water and out of reach of a de

Source: King 5
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02/07/12
House approves Quileute move out of tsunami zone

...tribal lands. Following the earthquake and tsunami that devestated Japan in March, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D, Wash.) and Rep. Norm Dicks (D, Wash.) co-sponsored bills (H.R. 1162, S. 636) to move the tribal lands away from the water and out of reach of a de

Source: King 5
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02/07/12
House approves Quileute move out of tsunami zone

...tribal lands. Following the earthquake and tsunami that devestated Japan in March, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D, Wash.) and Rep. Norm Dicks (D, Wash.) co-sponsored bills (H.R. 1162, S. 636) to move the tribal lands away from the water and out of reach of a de

Source: King 5
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02/06/12
Peninsula’s new top Border Patrol agent vows ‘community outreach’

The number of Border Patrol agents operating out of the Port Angeles station grew from 36 in mid-September to 42 as of Friday, said George Behan, a spokesman for U.S. Rep Norm Dicks, whose 6th Congressional District includes Clallam and Jefferson counties.

Source: Peninsula Daily News
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02/05/12
Field reports: Wild Olympics legislation

PARKS – Grays Harbor County commissioners have sent a letter to Sen. Patty Murray and Congressman Norm Dicks asking them to drop any Wild Olympics legislation that would restrict logging and recreation on the Olympic Peninsula. The ...

Source: The Spokesman-Review
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02/03/12
Rep. Dicks is not the Norm… he’s a champion

ONE member Heather James reports on a faith event in Washington state. Saturday morning was incredible. Braving construction chaos and downtown parking, a group of 25 interested (and interesting) everyday citizens of Washington State converged in Tacoma

Source: One Blog
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02/02/12
Boeing finalizes $1.7B deal for C-17, but big decision looms

Premium content: "Rep. Norm Dicks' move up to chair of defense appropriations subcommittee gives him more power to send Pentagon dollars to Boeing" Several countries are kicking the tires, and Qatar, the C-17's first Middle East customer in 2009 ...

Source: Crain's Chicago Business
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02/02/12
Boeing finalizes $1.7 bil deal for C-17, but big decision looms

Premium content: "Rep. Norm Dicks' move up to chair of defense appropriations subcommittee gives him more power to send Pentagon dollars to Boeing" Several countries are kicking the tires, and Qatar, the C-17's first Middle East customer in 2009 ...

Source: Crain's Chicago Business
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02/01/12
One peninsula county now opposing Wild Olympics plan

Grays Harbor county commissioners sent a letter this week to Sen. Patty Murray and Congressman Norm Dicks asking them to drop any Wild Olympics legislation that would restrict logging and recreation on the Olympic Peninsula. The letter says commissioners .

Source: KONP 1450AM
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02/01/12
Grays Harbor panelists battle wilderness plan

In a four-page letter sent to U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Norm Dicks on Monday, the Grays Harbor County Board of Commissioners said the expansion of wilderness areas would be detrimental to the timber industry and the economy. “We support ...

Source: Peninsula Daily News
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02/01/12
Gig Harbor's Kyle Stanley gets supportive messages after painful loss | Golf

At the congressional level, Gig Harbor is part of Washington's 6th Congressional District. It is represented by Congressman Norm Dicks and Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell. The World News (WN) Network, has created this privacy statement in order to

Source: Worldnews.com
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01/31/12
Grays Harbor officials oppose Wild Olympics plan

Grays Harbor County commissioners have sent a letter to Sen. Patty Murray and Congressman Norm Dicks asking them to drop any Wild Olympics legislation that would restrict logging and recreation on the Olympic Peninsula. KXRO reports (http://is.gd/A2DbQc ..

Source: Washington Examiner
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01/31/12
Grays Harbor officials oppose Wild Olympics plan

ABERDEEN, Wash. (AP) — Grays Harbor County commissioners have sent a letter to Sen. Patty Murray and Congressman Norm Dicks asking them to drop any Wild Olympics legislation that would restrict logging and recreation on the Olympic Peninsula. KXRO ...

Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
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01/31/12
Grays Harbor officials oppose plan to restrict logging and recreation in Olympics

Grays Harbor County commissioners have sent a letter to Sen. Patty Murray and Congressman Norm Dicks asking them to drop any Wild Olympics legislation that would restrict logging and recreation on the Olympic Peninsula. KXRO reports (http://is ...

Source: Tacoma News Tribune
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01/31/12
Lockheed Martin gets order for missiles

...agreed Tuesday to renew an agreement that aims to reduce the risk of an accidental nuclear war. WASHINGTON Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Belfair, calls the F-35 supersonic jet “the big enchilada,” the most advanced stealth fighter in the world and a great inv

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01/31/12
Congressional caucus is determined to save F-35

Conceived in the heady post-Cold War 1990s, the futuristic fifth-generation jet fighter was to be a technological marvel built in a rush and paid for with "peace dividend" dollars. But now the fighter is billions over budget and years behind schedule. Wi

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01/30/12
Congress in battle over F-35 program

WASHINGTON – Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Belfair, calls the F-35 jet “the big enchilada,” the most advanced stealth aircraft in the world and a great investment in U.S. national security. For Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, the F-35 Joint ...

Source: Tacoma News Tribune
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01/30/12
Congress in battle over F-35 program

WASHINGTON – Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Belfair, calls the F-35 jet “the big enchilada,” the most advanced stealth aircraft in the world and a great investment in U.S. national security. For Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, the F-35 Joint ...

Source: Tacoma News Tribune
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01/29/12
Congress wages war over F-35 stealth jet

WASHINGTON – Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Belfair, calls the F-35 supersonic jet “the big enchilada,” the most advanced stealth fighter in the world and a great investment in U.S. national security. For Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain ...

Source: Tacoma News Tribune
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01/29/12
Congress wages war over F-35 stealth jet

WASHINGTON Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Belfair, calls the F-35 supersonic jet the big enchilada, the most advanced stealth fighter in the world and a great investment in U.S. national security. For Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, the F-35 Joint Strike ...

Source: Bayou Buzz
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01/29/12
Constrictors squeezing budget

As one of Congress’ top experts on spending issues, Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., keeps an eye on the public purse, and he says that Burmese pythons cost taxpayers way too much money. As the snakes multiply and spread, the federal government must spend milli

Source: Buffalo News
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Official website: http://www.house.gov/dicks/
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2467 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5916
Fax: 202-226-1176

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