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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- Rep. Paul Broun
- Votes with party 98%
- Abstains: 1%
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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
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
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
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
Lawmakers intervene for Great Lakes ships
...would be exempt from an upcoming federal clean-air rule while navigating the Great Lakes as a result of intervention by Rep. Dave Obey and another powerful congressman. In addition to the shield for 13 steamships, 40 other diesel fuel burning ships woul
Dave Obey, Steve Kagen challengers catch national Republican leaders eye
...prosecutor Sean Duffy has impressed national Republican campaign officials with his early fundraising in his bid to unseat Rep. Dave Obey. In his first three months as a candidate, Duffy collected $139,471, according to his campaign committee's Oct. 15
Obey, Kagen challengers catch GOP leaders eye
...prosecutor Sean Duffy has impressed national Republican campaign officials with his early fundraising in his bid to unseat Rep. Dave Obey. In his first three months as a candidate, Duffy collected $139,471, according to his campaign committee's Oct. 15
Senate, House pass legislation exempting Great Lakes ships from EPA rule
...Protection Agency rule that aims to reduce sulfur emissions. The exemption — pushed by Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., and Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wis., — was attached to the Interior Appropriations bill. “Laying up half of the Great Lakes fleet in one fell
Group sees farms producing energy
...a Milwaukee engineering firm, he said. "There's also about $500,000 in the 2010 federal budget through the work of (U.S. Rep. Dave) Obey," Larson said. Mullins Dairy neighbors the agriculture farm and is interested in piping the methane produced for ene
Lawmakers may pick from many health care options
Daniel Bachhuber, spokesman for Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, says the congressman pays the attending physician fee "as a supplement to his Blue Cross Blue ...
Wisconsin lawmakers have smorgasbord of federal health care options
...He said he doesn't pay for the attending physician service because he doesn't use it. Daniel Bachhuber, spokesman for Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, says the congressman pays the attending physician fee "as a supplement to his Blue Cross Blue Shield plan. He
RE: David Obey
Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, said at a news conference that the agreement avoids a confrontation between lawmakers from different regions. ...
Lawmakers praise deal on Medicare payments
...for providing high-quality care at lower costs than their counterparts in other states where the health care is no better. Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, said at a news conference that the agreement prevents a confrontation between lawmakers from different r
The good, the bad, and the ugly Oct. 23
... is no more than window dressing on the party bigwigs' efforts to endorse their candidate of choice, Sean Duffy, to run against Congressman Dave Obey. ...
Lawmakers praise deal on Medicare payments
...for providing high-quality care at lower costs than their counterparts in other states where the health care is no better. Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, said at a news conference that the agreement prevents a confrontation between lawmakers from different r
Deal on Medicare payments boosts House health bill
...tougher to deal with in Congress than a formula fight. This has been a strategy to avoid that kind of fight, said Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wis. The end result is that Medicare will reimburse on the basis of quality, not on the basis of how many votes each fact
RE: David Obey
Wisconsin Congressman Dave Obey says the next step in getting that assistance out will be for the USDA to undertake a 30-day expedited rule making process ...
Column: Who decides matters of war?
Rep. Dave Obey, Oct. 8. I've often taken Rep. Obey to task for some of his spending priorities but when he is right, I should say so. ...
South Shore harbors may get federal help
Congressman Dave Obey's $4 million request to finance water and sewer projects in northwestern Wisconsin awaits senate approval and the president's ...
RE: David Obey
He is currently the fourth-longest serving Democratic House member, behind John Dingell, John Conyers and Dave Obey.
Obey feared to have jumped sides
WASHINGTON — Environmentalists are scratching their heads and wondering if Rep. Dave Obey has abandoned them. They worry that the chairman of the powerful ...
U.S. Rep. Dave Obey, an Wausau Democrat, irks environmental groups over EPA proposal
...Environmentalists are scratching their heads and wondering if U.S. Rep. Dave Obey has abandoned them. They worry that the chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, who has been an ally, is using his clout to weaken or delay implementation
Obey irks environmental groups over proposal
...-- Environmentalists are scratching their heads and wondering if Rep. Dave Obey has abandoned them. They worry that the chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, who has been an ally, is using his clout to weaken or delay implementation o
Republican challengers turn up heat
Ron Kind (D-La Crosse) and Dave Obey (D-Wausau) a serious challenge. Challengers for Kind, Obey and Kagen have raised more than $100000 each for their ...
GQ hosts 'most powerful' party
3), SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts (No.10), and Rep. Dave Obey (No. 11) to show — and they didn't. But people did expect to see White House speechwriter ...
Afghan surge worries Obey
STEVENS POINT -- US Rep. Dave Obey voiced serious concerns Monday about plans to step up ...
Obey views local stimulus impact
Seventh District Congressman Dave Obey was in Rhinelander Monday visiting the new US Forest Service office and getting a first-hand look at ...
Afghan surge worries Obey
...POINT -- U.S. Rep. Dave Obey voiced serious concerns Monday about plans to step up the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan. Speaking to the Wisconsin Towns Association at its state convention in Stevens Point, Obey, D-Wausau, questioned whether the Am
Obey raises concerns over troop levels in Afghanistan
...Rep. Dave Obey voiced serious concerns Monday about plans to step up the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan. Speaking to the Wisconsin Towns Association at its state convention in Stevens Point, Obey, D-Wausau, questioned whether the American people
RE: David Obey
Wisconsin Congressman Dave Obey says the nation must get its priorities straight before sending additional soldiers to Afghanistan. ...
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