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Rep. David Obey
Democrat • 7th District, Wisconsin • 21st Term • Sworn In 1969
- 9 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 195 of 440) 5 Made Into Law (Ranks 1 of 440)
- 32 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 437 of 440) 4 Made Into Law (Ranks 113 of 440)
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- Votes with party 98%
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RE: David Obey
During the House of Representatives' Thanksgiving recess, US Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, toured the Ocean Spray Cranberries processing plant today in ...
Obey tours Ocean Spray plant in Wisconsin Rapids
...the House of Representatives Thanksgiving recess, U.S. Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, toured the Ocean Spray Cranberries processing plant today in Wisconsin Rapids. As part of the 2010 U.S. Department of Agriculture budget, the cranberry industry will garner
Buzz begins to build for 2010 elections
...D-Weston. U.S. Congress District 7 -- Dan Mielke, R-Rudolph, and Ken Driessen, I-Hayward, are seeking the seat held by Dave Obey, D-Wausau. Republican Ashland County District Attorney Sean Duffy has announced he is challenging Obey, but his name did not
Buzz begins to build for 2010 elections
US Congress District 7 -- Dan Mielke, R-Rudolph, and Ken Driessen, I-Hayward, are seeking the seat held by Dave Obey, D-Wausau. ...
RE: David Obey
Congress Appropriations Committee Chairman, Congressman Dave Obey, Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Murtha of Pennsylvania and Democratic ...
Plan way too costly
Every two years Rep. Dave Obey (D-Wis.) heads down to the Marathon County Commission on Aging and threatens that residents must vote for him because ...
Where Did those Stimulus Jobs go? 58000 jobs Explained.
I go with the opposition, and quote the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Dave Obey, ““We designed the Recovery Act to be open and transparent ...
RE: David Obey
Appropriations Committee Chairman Wisconsin Congressman Dave Obey, Defense Appropriations Subcommittee John Murtha of Pennsylvania and Connecticut ...
Our View: Transparency only as good as the information
...are counted, but the jobs saved in the roadside diner where the workers eat lunch are not counted. But we agree with Rep. Dave Obey, a Democrat from Wisconsin, who said the gross errors puts the integrity of the federal government in question. "Credibil
Our View: Let's have Edgar football play the Lions
US Rep. Dave Obey is right to call out the inaccurate data on the stimulus-tracking Web site recovery.gov as an embarrassment. ...
RE: David Obey
WASHINGTON DC - US Rep. Dave Obey (D-Wis), the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, US Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), the Chairman of the Defense ...
Oceangoing vessels face tougher DNR rules
The US House of Representatives passed a bill earlier this year setting stringent ballast water rules and Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, pushed through an ...
Specter Goes Dove: Calls for Exit Strategy, No More Troops in Afghanistan
Appropriations Committee chairman Rep. Dave Obey (Wis.), Defense Appropriations Subcommittee John Murtha (Pa.), and Democratic Caucus chairman John Larsen ...
Dairy Farmers Might Get Their $290 Million Before Christmas
Caruso noted that using MILC to disburse the money was favored by Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl (D-Milwaukee) and Wisconsin Rep. Dave Obey (D-Wausau). ...
RE: David Obey
The move is being led by the appropriately named House Appropriations Committee Chairman Dave Obey, Representative John Murtha, who chairs that panel's ...
McCollum cosponsors bill imposing surtax for Afghan war
...the legislation by powerful members of the Democratic caucus, including the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Dave Obey of Wisconsin, and the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Barney Frank. “For the last year, as we’v
Dem lawmakers introduce Afghan war surtax
...introduced legislation that would impose a surtax to pay for the war in Afghanistan. Appropriations Committee chairman Rep. Dave Obey (Wis.), Defense Appropriations Subcommittee John Murtha (Pa.), and Democratic Caucus chairman John Larsen (Conn.) say
Obey critical of stimulus reporting, defends stimulus spending
Wisconsin Democrat Dave Obey is defending the stimulus bill that he helped write, even as he attacks a government website designed to track its success. ...
Our View: Can Wisconsin be model for health care fix?
Rep. Dave Obey, who after 40-plus years in Washington is among the longest-serving members of Congress, told Gannett Wisconsin Media last week that this ...
LETTER: Health reform is not popular with public
Rep. Dave Obey was on television extolling the value of this legislation, saying it was what his constituents told him they want. ...
Panel wants answers on stimulus data
...next reporting period, which begins on January 1, 2010," the board said in a news release. The errors raised the ire of Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wisconsin, and chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. On Monday, he said the mistakes "are outrageous and
CNN - False Districts Taken Off Stimulus Site
...next reporting period, which begins on January 1, 2010," the board said in a news release. The errors raised the ire of U.S. Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wisconsin, and chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. On Monday, he said the mistakes "are outrageous
Feds: False congressional districts removed from stimulus site
...next reporting period, which begins on January 1, 2010," the board said in a news release. The errors raised the ire of U.S. Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wisconsin, and chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. On Monday, he said the mistakes "are outrageous
RE: David Obey
I mean, they've got to fix the problem, so the American people can understand what the realities are," said Rep. Dave Obey (D) 7th District. ...
Obey criticizes White House
...Obey spokesman, said the congressman was not laying blame but merely urging the White House to be diligent in its reporting. "Dave Obey has a lifelong reputation for shooting straight," Brachman said. "He calls them as he sees them, and that's just what
Millions of real stimulus dollars go to 'phantom' House districts in Minnesota
...error has left administration officials red-faced and has subjected them to criticism from both sides of the aisle. Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wis., chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, wrote the $787 billion economic stimulus bill that Congress passe
Townhall.com Staff: "Stimulus" Fuzzy Math of the Day: How Many Congressional Districts "Saved or Created?
...their money, which has, according to one report, gone to 440 imaginary CDs. These errors are not going unnoticed. Rep. Dave Obey (Wis.) sent a letter to the President scolding him for the “ludicrous mistakes” and demanding that: "Whether the num
Obey: Inaccuracies ludicrous in stimulus reporting
...an Obey spokesman, said the congressman was not laying blame but merely urging the White House to be diligent in its reporting. "Dave Obey has a lifelong reputation for shooting straight," Brachman said. "He calls them as he sees them, and that's just w
Abortion causes family feud for Dems
Instead, 64 members of the majority, including House Appropriations Committee Chairman Dave Obey (D-Wis.), defected, leaving Pelosi and pro-choice allies ...
RE: David Obey
Rep. Dave Obey (D-Wis.), who chairs the House Appropriations Committee, took the administration to task for pervasive errors on the Web site designed to ...
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