Political Quotes

Norman D. Dicks: “If the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Nethercutt) were serious about the amendment, he would have an offset. Everybody…”

On the recordJune 15, 2000
If the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Nethercutt) were serious about the amendment, he would have an offset. Everybody here had to have an offset today. We offered offsets. There is no offset here. He is taking our offset, the money that we voted on, and using it for this amendment.
Said by
Norman D. Dicks

Editor's note · Context

Discussing budget offsets related to an amendment during a House floor debate.

Share

More from Norman D. Dicks

Sep 13, 2012

I thank the distinguished chairman for yielding on this vital matter, and I completely concur with his stated clarification on this CR's funding and language regarding cybersecurity. I strongly supported the inclusion of this anomaly, and…

govinfo.gov
Jul 19, 2012

The three of you have grayer hair than I do, and that means you have wisdom and experience along with it. I just want to say that I've enjoyed working with all three of you. Bill Young and I have worked together for many years. Jerry Lewis…

govinfo.gov
Sep 13, 2012

I want to thank the chairman for his very kind remarks. It has been a deep pleasure working with you and your very able staff. I think one of the reasons for the success of trying to restore regular order is that we've had good staff…

govinfo.gov
Jul 19, 2012

I thank the gentleman for his hard work on this issue and look forward to working with him.

govinfo.gov