Dave Obey Quotes
- 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. Life's…
- The NRA was one of the items that we pointed to when we added money to the labor, health and Education appropriations bill by reducing…
- 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…
- Experience burned into me the conviction that access to education ought to be based on how much you are willing to learn and how hard…
- 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.
- 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 advertising…
- Society as a whole is better off when information is available to the public. Whether you are talking about how to prevent disease, or about…
- There is a sign that hangs on my wall that says, 'What is it you want me to do to somebody else that is more…
- 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 deal…
- We need to be careful when we talk about cutting health care costs. They are not going to be reduced - what we really want…
- This is a very difficult question. If you take a look at the aging population and demographics, we are going to have a big increase…
- 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 charge:…