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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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Taliban can't be destroyed, Obama's team determines
...in that region, or we run the risk of repeating the mistakes we made in Vietnam and the Russians made in Afghanistan," Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wis., the committee chairman, said Thursday. Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., another top appropriator and an influential vo
Some Democrats warn Obama against new U.S. troops for Afghanistan
...believe we need to more narrowly focus our efforts and have a much more achievable and targeted policy in that region," Rep. Dave Obey (D-Wis.), the committee chairman, said Thursday, "or we run the risk of repeating the mistakes we made in Vietnam and
RE: David Obey
The $350 million dairy assistance package was negotiated last week by US Senator Herb Kohl and Congressman Dave Obey, who both play key rolls on various ...
Aid for dairy farmers on presidents desk
...of the hardships affecting dairy farming, which seems to have been hit from all directions this year." Kohl teamed with Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, chairman of the House Appropriation Committee, to push for the additional aid during negotiations between H
Still fighting for Acacia's replacement
Back in January, Stupak wrote a letter to appropriations committee chairman Dave Obey requesting the funding. “This is not an earmark request,” Stupak wrote ...
Plain Talk: Profiteers squeezing dairy farmers
Thanks to the efforts of Wisconsin's senior senator, Herb Kohl, and Congressman Dave Obey of Wausau, some help is on the way. A compromise was reached last ...
Solutions for health care coverage abound
Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold and Congressman Dave Obey will give these suggestions serious consideration. To provide broader coverage, the first thing the ...
House approves Environmental 154 funding
The funds were requested by the US Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, to help communities in Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas and Iron counties finance water and sewer ...
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With demand so high, we can't afford not to act now," said a statement from US Rep. Dave Obey, the Wausau Democrat who chairs the House Appropriations ...
RECAP would get $1 million in bill
... said US Rep. Jim Oberstar. “With the help of Congressman Dave Obey, we are continuing to fund the design and construction of a second lock at Sault Ste. ...
Wood-Portage Farmers Union member attends NFU Fly-In
WFU members present the Golden Triangle Award to US Rep. Dave Obey: Jamie Derr of Sun Prairie, from left, WFU Government Relations Specialist Mike Stranz, ...
RE: David Obey
Speaking from a lofty perch not unlike the one he occupies as ranking Republican on the House Transportation Committee, Florida Representative John Mica ...
RE: David Obey
US Reps. Ron Kind, Gwen Moore, Dave Obey and Steve Kagen, all Wisconsin Democrats, also called for comprehensive national reform. US Rep. ...
Special Interests influence transportation bill
... Transit Union gave more to key leaders like DeFazio, House Appropriations Chairman Dave Obey of Wisconsin, and House speaker Nancy Pelosi of California. ...
Paying for death
The day after Congress voted on the 1118 page bill, I called US Rep. Dave Obey's office to ask how he voted and was told that he voted for the bill. ...
Barron area rail gets grant boost; ATVers along for the ride
In recent months, the WWRTA has had to reevaluate how it could use a $2.45 million federal appropriation-credited to Rep. Dave Obey-for rail upgrades, ...
US auto industry 'on a mend' after Cash for Clunkers, Wausau-area ...
When the program rapidly ran through its first $1 billion -- something US Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, has admitted was a surprise -- Brickner vigilantly ...
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Sen. Herb Kohl and Rep. Dave Obey have come to the rescue of Wisconsin's dairy farm families. Photo by: John Oncken Wisconsin farm families owe a tremendous ...
Find answers before reforming health care
... Feingold and Congressman Dave Obey have no idea what is in these proposed health care bills. There is one bill I read about HR 3200 proposed by Rep. ...
RE: David Obey
Sen. Herb Kohl and Rep. Dave Obey have come to the rescue of Wisconsin's dairy farm families. Photo by: John Oncken Wisconsin farm families owe a tremendous ...
Oberstar secures funding for MN water projects
“With the help of Congressman Dave Obey, we are continuing to fund the design and construction of a second lock at Sault Ste. Marie. ...
Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN
Eau Claire, Wis., is making a bid, backed by US Rep. Dave Obey, who heads the House Appropriations Committee. Obey represents northwestern Wisconsin in ...
Lawmakers OK dairy aid
Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee, argued for using all of the funding for direct payments to farmers. ...
Lawmakers agree on more aid for dairy farmers
...and Vermont, which have many small operations, and states like California, where larger dairy concerns dominate. Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee, argued for using all of the funding for direct payments to farmers.
Lawmakers approve more aid for dairy farmers
...and Vermont, which have many small operations, and states like California, where larger dairy concerns dominate. Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee, argued for using all of the funding for direct payments to farmers.
Obey takes applications
Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, on Tuesday began to accept applications from students competing for a nomination to one of the US military academies for the ...
Lawton strong as Kind opts out of gov's race
Unlike Wausau Congressman Dave Obey, who chairs the powerful House Appropriations Committee, or Madison Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, who sits in a key ...
Ron Kind Finds Himself in the GOP's Crosshairs
A WRITER WITH 'THE HILL' REPORTS THAT REPUBLICANS HAVE DECIDED TO TARGET KIND AND WAUSAU AREA CONGRESSMAN DAVE OBEY, WHO HAS BEEN IN THE HOUSE SINCE 1969. ...
Obey accepting military academy applications
...Dave Obey, D-Wausau, starting today will accept applications from students competing for a nomination to one of the U.S. military academies for the graduating class of 2014. Applicants must be between the ages of 17 and 23 at the start of the academic y
RE: David Obey
On Monday, US representative Dave Obey, along with State Senator Bob Jauch and State Representative Nick Milroy toured a home in Superior making sure the ...
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