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...with the new standards.That was done at the behest of Minnesota Rep. Jim Oberstar, a Democrat, and Wisconsin Rep. David Obey, coincidentally also a Democrat, who held up the EPA budget until Jackson gave them the Great Lakes exemption.Meanwhile...
...economist at the time it was designed, the now-departed Christina Romer, wanted at least $1.2 trillion; and Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, says he wanted $1.4 trillion. But Obama's chief...
...said of caucus meetings. "I do what my growers tell me. I know we grow a lot of sugar beets in Montana." Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., has nothing to do with caucuses. He said some lawmakers use them "to cover their tails" and hide their...
...is going on their boats and telling them to get out of waters where they've been fishing for a long time.'' Rep. David Obey, a Wisconsin Democrat, said, ``Every year we get seven or eight nonappropriations issues that relate to Alaska...
...however, said she was buoyed by the House Appropriations Committee's rejection Wednesday of a provision by Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., that would have banned preparations for drilling. "Nobody ever expected this to be noncontroversial...
...DuBois, a Pentagon official until last March who is now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, complained that Bush initially promised that Americans...
...he said, ticking off the names in the House leadership, James Oberstar of Minnesota, Nick Rahall of West Virginia, David Obey of Wisconsin and John Dingell of Michigan. Moments later, he castigated a piece of legislation that all but Rahall...
...that they were being forced to accept ANWR drilling with their vote on military spending and hurricane relief. Rep. David Obey of Wisconsin, the top Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, denounced the ANWR provision and another last-minute...
...But House members said the Glacier Bay fishing issue did not belong on the emergency appropriations bill. Rep. David Obey, a Wisconsin Democrat, said, ``Every year we get seven or eight nonappropriations issues that relate to Alaska...
...however, said she was buoyed by the House Appropriations Committee's rejection Wednesday of a provision by Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., that would have banned preparations for drilling. "Nobody ever expected this to be noncontroversial...