Topic: David Obey
Quotes
We are not prepared today. Let's hope we don't need to be
Obama wants $1.5B to combat flu outbreak Apr 28, 2009
If Jerry Lewis wants to be the chairman of this committee, he can get 35 additional Republicans elected so he can take the chair
Drilling dispute stalls Appropriations Jun 27, 2008
This cavalier approach toward legal protections may have temporarily gained the agency some useful investigative information, but it had a long-term cost to our rights and to our trust and to government's credibility
FBI seeks 1,000 new employees Apr 01, 2008
What we're trying to do is put together anything that will put some legitimate pressure on the Iraqi politicians to either enter the Modern Age or make clear they intend to remain in the Stone Age
House Democrats close in on Iraq spending Mar 13, 2007
I think the Congress will provide everything that the troops need
Democrats: No 'blank check' for Iraq war Jan 07, 2007
David Ross "Dave" Obey (pronounced /ˈoʊbi/, OH-bee; born October 3, 1938) is a Wisconsin politician. He has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1969, representing Wisconsin's 7th congressional district (map). The district includes much of the northwestern portion of the state, including Wausau and Superior.
On May 5, 2010, Obey announced that he will not seek reelection to Congress in November 2010.
Obey was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, the son of Mary Jane (née Chellis) and Orville John Obey. Soon after his birth, his family moved back to his parents' native Wisconsin, and Obey was raised in Wausau, Wisconsin, where he has lived since. He graduated from Wausau East High School and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from and did his graduate work in Soviet politics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Before serving in Congress, Obey worked as a real estate broker.
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