Rep. David Obey

Democrat  •  7th District, Wisconsin  •  21st Term  •  Sworn In 1969
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 98%
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11/17/09
Obey: "Stupid mistakes" in recovery data undermine government credibility

WASHINGTON DC (WAOW)--Congressman Dave Obey wants pervasive errors in official stimulus data fixed. The Wausau Democrat says that the ...

Source: WAOW
11/17/09
Dave Obey Chides Obama Administration For 'Stupid Mistakes' On Stimulus Reporting

...of stimulus data Monday night, and demanded an honest accounting of results from the $787 billion government program. Rep. Dave Obey (D-Wis.), who chairs the House Appropriations Committee, took the administration to task for pervasive errors on the Web

11/17/09
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 ...

Source: Daily Mail - Charleston
11/15/09
Afghan war: No ignoring the cost

Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wis., who heads the House Appropriations Committee, said recently that sending more troops to Afghanistan could drain the Treasury and ...

Source: Winston-Salem Journal
11/14/09
Rep. Obey: Health care reform his hardest fight

Democrat Dave Obey of Wausau says the House passage of the reforms designed to hold down health care costs and extend coverage to millions of Americans is ...

Source: Chicago Tribune
11/14/09
Rep. Obey: Health care reform his hardest fight

...Dave Obey of Wausau says the House passage of the reforms designed to hold down health care costs and extend coverage to millions of Americans is among the four greatest accomplishments of Congress since the beginning of the 20th century. He likened it

Source: WBAY-TV
11/14/09
Rep. Obey: Health Care Reform His Hardest Fight

...in Congress said passing the health care reform bill has been the most difficult legislative fight of his career. Democrat Dave Obey of Wausau said the House passage of the reforms designed to hold down health care costs and extend coverage to millions

Source: WISC Madison
11/12/09
Highway 54 bypass faces competition for grant

"We've gotten some support from Feingold's office, and we've gotten some support from (Rep. Dave) Obey's office as well," Terry said. ...

Source: Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
11/12/09
Longtime Eau Claire businessman remembers time he spent with JFK

... Gansluckner went on to chair the state Young Democrats (a young Dave Obey served on his executive board) and worked in Washington for US Rep. ...

Source: Leader-Telegram
11/12/09
Highway 54 bypass faces competition for grant

...will make its decision. "We've gotten some support from Feingold's office, and we've gotten some support from (Rep. Dave) Obey's office as well," Terry said. "I really believe that what we included (in the application) for positive economic impacts and

11/11/09
Obey: Health care bill tough fight

...-- U.S. Rep. Dave Obey defended the House's health care bill on Tuesday, saying that passing it was the most difficult legislative fight he has faced and comparing it to civil rights and other landmark legislation. "I think this is the toughest thing th

11/11/09
Obey says health plan benefits exceed costs

Rep. Dave Obey (D-Wausau). “All of these questions on costs pale in comparison to the cost of the existing system now. We have tried it the way opponents of ...

Source: Chippewa Herald
11/11/09
Obey: Health care bill tough fight

U.S. Rep. Dave Obey defended the House's health care bill on Tuesday, saying that passing it was the most difficult legislative fight he has faced and comparing it to civil rights and other landmark legislation. "I think this is the toughest thing that

11/11/09
Sebelius Announces Release Of Recovery Act Funding To Improve Care In Nation's ...

I'm glad to see these funds going to help put people to work combating this tragedy around the country," said Congressman Dave Obey (D-WI), the Chairman of ...

Source: Medical News Today (press release)
11/10/09
RE: David Obey

I'm glad to see these funds going to help put people to work combating this tragedy around the country,” said Congressman Dave Obey (D-WI), the Chairman of ...

Source: Business Wire (press release)
11/09/09
US Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, cancels news conference today in Wausau

US Rep. Dave Obey will not be holding a news conference this afternoon in Wausau. Obey, a Wausau Democrat, was expected to hold a news conference at 2:30 pm ...

Source: Wausau Daily Herald
11/09/09
Northern Wisconsin communities get water upgrades from a variety of federal ...

Congressman Dave Obey says that an Interior Appropriations Bill was passed last month that includes millions of dollars for sewage treatment systems in ...

Source: WAOW
11/09/09
U.S. Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, cancels news conference today in Wausau

...U.S. House of Representatives. Spokesman Dan Bachhuber said the late vote and other legislative tasks over the weekend kept Obey from traveling until today, spurring the cancellation. You must be logged in to leave a comment. Login | Register

11/08/09
Email Story

Seventh District Congressman Dave Obey from Wausau says quote "This is a landmark day in the history of our country – this legislation can open the door to ...

Source: WJFW-TV
11/08/09
Baldwin rejects know-nothing approach to Mideast

Congressman Dave Obey, D-Wausau, registered a milder objection by joining 22 House members in voting "present." The rest of the Wisconsin delegation cast ...

Source: Capital Times
11/08/09
President Obama Approves Funding to Clean up Great Lakes

... to begin to protect the Great Lakes against toxic waste, known carcinogens, and invasive species like the Asian carp," said Representative Dave Obey. ...

Source: WSAW
11/07/09
RE: David Obey

When opponents of reform showed up this week at House Appropriations Committee chair Dave Obey's Wausau office, they didn't just advocate for blocking the ...

Source: Capital Times
11/07/09
Reform foes would scrap Medicare

When opponents of reform showed up this week at House Appropriations Committee chair Dave Obey's Wausau office, they didn't just advocate for blocking the ...

Source: Capital Times
11/07/09
Wisconsin House delegation reflects divide over health care reform

On Thursday, as thousands of conservatives protested the House bill outside the Capitol, local residents visited Rep. Dave Obey's Wausau office to urge him ...

Source: Appleton Post Crescent
11/07/09
Spending vs. jobs a Dem dilemma

...years. Rep. Steve LaTourette, R-Ohio, wants to tap into unspent stimulus funds, but House Appropriations Committee Chairman Dave Obey, D-Wis., opposes it. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., proposes a 4-6-year program that would be financed by a securities trans

11/06/09
Wisconsin update

...scheduled to focus on the health-care proposals being debated in Congress. Doyle is also meeting with Wisconsin Congressman Dave Obey and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to talk about health care. MILWAUKEE Your Thanksgiving dinner could cost more in

11/06/09
RE: David Obey

On Thursday, as thousands of conservatives protested the House bill outside the Capitol, local residents visited Rep. Dave Obey's Wausau office to urge him ...

Source: Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
11/06/09
Battle lines drawn as health care reform vote looms

...in January. On Thursday, as thousands of conservatives protested the House bill outside the Capitol, local residents visited Rep. Dave Obey's Wausau office to urge him to vote against the bill. Obey, who spoke to the demonstrators by phone from Washingt

11/06/09
Doyle to meet with president at White House

...Deval Patrick is scheduled to focus on the health-care proposals being debated in Congress. Doyle is also meeting with U.S. Rep Dave Obey, D-Wausau, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., about health care. You must be logged in to leave a comm

11/06/09
Battle lines drawn as health care reform vote looms

On Thursday, as thousands of conservatives protested the House bill outside the Capitol, local residents visited Rep. Dave Obey's Wausau office to urge him ...

Source: Wisconsin Rapids Tribune

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