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> [Experience taught me that working families are often just one pay check away from economic disaster. And it showed me first-hand the importance of every family having access to good health care.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-obey/experience-taught-me-that-working-families-are-often-just-one-pay/)

[Dave Obey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-obey/)

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## More by Dave Obey

> [There is a sign that hangs on my wall that says, 'What is it you want me to do to somebody else that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-obey/there-is-a-sign-that-hangs-on-my-wall-that-says-what-is-it-you-want/)

[Dave Obey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-obey/)

> [Society as a whole is better off when information is available to the public. Whether you are talking about how to prevent disease, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-obey/society-as-a-whole-is-better-off-when-information-is-available-to-the/)

[Dave Obey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-obey/)

> [If you want quality service, you have to pay for it. You don't buy into waste. I have great misgivings about the amount of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-obey/if-you-want-quality-service-you-have-to-pay-for-it-you-don-t-buy-into/)

[Dave Obey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-obey/)

> [I opposed Clinton's budget deal in 1997 because he brought in $115 billion cut in Medicare that created greater pressure for providers not to participate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-obey/i-opposed-clinton-s-budget-deal-in-1997-because-he-brought-in-115/)

[Dave Obey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-obey/)

> [Experience taught me that working families are often just one pay check away from economic disaster. And it showed me first-hand the importance of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-obey/experience-taught-me-that-working-families-are-often-just-one-pay/)

[Dave Obey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-obey/)

> [You don't have to dislike people you disagree with and it doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to have bipartisan friendships in this place.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-obey/you-don-t-have-to-dislike-people-you-disagree-with-and-it-doesn-t/)

[Dave Obey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-obey/)

> [Experience burned into me the conviction that access to education ought to be based on how much you are willing to learn and how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-obey/experience-burned-into-me-the-conviction-that-access-to-education/)

[Dave Obey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-obey/)

> [The NRA was one of the items that we pointed to when we added money to the labor, health and Education appropriations bill by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-obey/the-nra-was-one-of-the-items-that-we-pointed-to-when-we-added-money/)

[Dave Obey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-obey/)

> [We need to be careful when we talk about cutting health care costs. They are not going to be reduced - what we really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-obey/we-need-to-be-careful-when-we-talk-about-cutting-health-care-costs/)

[Dave Obey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-obey/)

> [This country owes them all a debt of gratitude. The down payment on that debt is making sure that we live up to Lincoln's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-obey/this-country-owes-them-all-a-debt-of-gratitude-the-down-payment-on/)

[Dave Obey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-obey/)

> [We are going to see a tremendous number of health professionals retire over the next 8-10 years. We are not doing nearly enough to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-obey/we-are-going-to-see-a-tremendous-number-of-health-professionals/)

[Dave Obey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-obey/)

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