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 important than what you want me to do fo…

- 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 partici…

- 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 about who does…

- 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 deal with this pro…

- 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. Life's too…

- 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 ev…

- 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 hard you are willing…

- 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 reducing the size of th…

- 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 want to do is do is slow the ra…

- Dave Obey