Rep. David Obey

Democrat  •  7th District, Wisconsin  •  21st Term  •  Sworn In 1969
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 98%
  • Abstains: 1%

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10/03/09
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 ...

Source: Wausau Daily Herald
10/02/09
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 ...

Source: Capital Times
10/02/09
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 ...

Source: Capital Times
10/02/09
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. ...

Source: Superior Telegram
10/01/09
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. ...

Source: Review Messenger
10/01/09
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. ...

Source: Wausau Daily Herald
10/01/09
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 ...

Source: Post-Bulletin
10/01/09
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.

10/01/09
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.

09/30/09
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 ...

Source: Wausau Daily Herald
09/30/09
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. ...

Source: 1410 WIZM
09/30/09
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 ...

Source: Capital Times
09/29/09
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

09/28/09
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 ...

Source: Northland's NewsCenter
09/28/09
Weatherization money in action

In Douglas County Monday, US Rep. Dave Obey (D-Wausau) got to see first–hand how the money is being used. He toured one of the 500 local homes being ...

Source: FOX 21 Online
09/28/09
Various Federal Programs Set to Expire as End of Fiscal Year Looms

"There is still one small area of disagreement that remains," said House Appropriations Chairman Dave Obey (D-WI) on Friday. "There are a small number of ...

Source: Capitol Hill Reports
09/25/09
Health care reform debate raises questions with few answers

Our Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold and Congressman Dave Obey were virtually missing in action this August. I have some unanswered questions. ...

Source: Superior Telegram
09/24/09
LETTER: Mielke is unelectable and a bully

Dan Mielke's literature claims that he took more votes against Rep. Dave Obey than Scott West back in '94 or '96. Truth: the 7th Congressional District has ...

Source: Wausau Daily Herald
09/23/09
Time for old-fashioned common sense

When you consider that both Duffy and Mielke want to replace Dave Obey as our 7th Congressional District representative, the scene in Shell Lake on Saturday ...

Source: Superior Telegram
09/21/09
Bill would increase financial aid for college students

... billions of dollars in savings to expand access to educational opportunity for students who otherwise would not have it," said Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau. ...

Source: Sheboygan Press
09/21/09
Bill would increase financial aid for college students

... billions of dollars in savings to expand access to educational opportunity for students who otherwise would not have it," said Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau. ...

Source: Green Bay Press Gazette
09/21/09
House bill would expand college aid

...billions of dollars in savings to expand access to educational opportunity for students who otherwise would not have it," said Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau. But critics of the bill say the House has voted to eliminate choice and competition in the student l

09/21/09
Bill would increase financial aid for college students

...of dollars in savings to expand access to educational opportunity for students who otherwise would not have it," said Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau. But critics of the bill say the House has voted to eliminate choice and competition in the student loan indus

09/21/09
Bill would increase financial aid for college students

...of dollars in savings to expand access to educational opportunity for students who otherwise would not have it," said Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau. But critics of the bill say the House has voted to eliminate choice and competition in the student loan indus

09/19/09
RE: David Obey

... billions of dollars in savings to expand access to educational opportunity for students who otherwise would not have it," said Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau. ...

Source: Oshkosh Northwestern
09/19/09
House bill would expand college aid for Wisconsin students

... billions of dollars in savings to expand access to educational opportunity for students who otherwise would not have it," said Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau. ...

Source: Oshkosh Northwestern
09/19/09
House bill would expand college aid for Wis. students

...of dollars in savings to expand access to educational opportunity for students who otherwise would not have it," said Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau. But critics of the bill say the House has voted to eliminate choice and competition in the student loan indus

09/18/09
LETTER: GOP chairs coercing candidates

EDITOR: There is some unsavory politics afoot in the race for the Republican nominee that will oppose Rep. Dave Obey for the 7th Congressional District seat ...

Source: Wausau Daily Herald
09/18/09
U.S. House of Representatives passes SAFRA education aid bill, U.S. Rep. Dave Obey announces

...Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, is applauding the passage of a bill that would shift aid to college students and away from private lenders. The bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives today would devote tens of billions of dollars to students, as o

09/17/09
US House of Representatives passes SAFRA education aid bill, US ...

US Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, is applauding the passage of a bill that would shift aid to college students and away from private lenders. ...

Source: Wausau Daily Herald

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Phone: 202-225-3365

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