Norman D. Dicks

We are committed to increasing the funding for the Fish and Wildlife Service.

I want to be out there on the firing line, helping, directing or doing something to try to make this a better world, a better place to live.

Parks are important but so are the fish and wildlife refuges.

We realize what a difficult situation you are in out there, and we want to work with you on these requests.

The study of art and music makes us better students by improving our understanding of logic, math, and many other subjects.

That is why this committee insisted on including an additional $50 million for the NEA grants through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

We simply could not and cannot ignore such a vibrant portion of our economy.

We are here today to celebrate both the role of art in our daily lives and its impact on who we are as Americans.

If it was not for Chairman Dicks, I would not even be here today.

We urge the Subcommittee to provide NEH with at least $230 million in fiscal year 2010...

There is approximately a $300 million backlog of deferred road maintenance and remediation needs.

If we went back to this Indian land consolidation effort and funded it, do you think that could help resolve this over a period of time?