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Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
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Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
I DEEPLY RESENT THAT. THAT IS MORE APPLAUSE THAN I USUALLY GET. NEXT, MY SON DOUG. [APPLAUSE] >> MY SON CRAIG. [APPLAUSE] >> DOUG'S WIFE KATE. [APPLAUSE]...
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Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
CRAIG'S WIFE KIRSTEN. [APPLAUSE] >> THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG STATEMENT, LONGER THAN THE
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PRESS WOULD LIKE, BUT AFTER 42 YEARS, I THINK I'VE EARNED IT.
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IN DECEMBER, I WILL HAVE BEEN IN PUBLIC SERVICE FOR 48 YEARS, OVER SIX IN THE WISCONSIN
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STATE LEGISLATURE AND ALMOST 42 IN THE
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Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
U.S. CONGRESS. I HAVE SERVED IN THE HOUSE LONGER THAN ANYBODY IN WISCONSIN HISTORY. GOD AND MY CONSTITUENTS HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY GOOD TO ME. WHEN I WAS...
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Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
I ALSO WANT TO SEE AN EQUAL DETERMINATION TO ATTACK
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Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
THE FAMILY SECURITY DEFENDANT, THE FAMILY INCOME DEFICIT, AND THE OPPORTUNITY DEFICIT, WHICH ALSO PLAGUED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. I'M FRANKLY WARY TO HAVING...
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| 00:21:49 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
IT THIS WAY. I HAVE WON 25 ELECTIONS. DOES ANYBODY REALLY THINK I DON'T KNOW HOW TO
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WIN ANOTHER ONE OR FOR THAT MATTER HAS ANYBODY EVER SEEN ME WALK AWAY FROM A FIGHT IN MY LIFE? THE FACT IS, THERE ISN'T A SNOWBALL CHANCE IN HAITI OF
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Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
THAT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ELECTING SOMEONE WHO IS A POOR IMTATION OF GEORGE BUSH'S POLICIES ON A BAD DAY. THE FACT IS THAT I HAVE BEEN THINKING...
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| 00:22:47 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
AND EXPERIENCED THE ABSOLUTE STUBBORNNESS OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION ON THAT OCCASION, I WOULD HAVE LEFT THIS PLACE A LONG TIME AGO. WHEN I GOT ELECTED,...
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THAT SEAT. IF I HASN'T THOUGHT SO I WOULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS -- HADN'T THOUGHT SO I WOULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS. I HAD WANTED TO DO THIS, I HAD HOPED THAT...
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Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
BILL WOULD BE DONE BY SEPTEMBER. AND THEN I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE MY ANNOUNCEMENT THEN. BUT AS YOU KNOW IT DRAGGED ON FOREVER AND FOREVER AND THEN...
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I HAD THOUGHT TO HAVE CRAIG AND DOUG BRING
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Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
THEIR GUITARS, THEN I WOULD HAVE PLAYED. BUT I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING, I DID PLAY AT ROSA DELAURO'S PARTY TWO WEEKS AGO WITH PETER GAROW. WE PLAYED TOGETHER...
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ECONOMICS OF THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY ARE JUST AS DEVASTATING AS THE ECONOMIC SITUATION FACING THE ECONOMY
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Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
AS A WHOLE. AND DO I FIND THE PRESS IRRITATING? YES. THAT'S A NATURAL STATE OF AFFAIRS IN A DEMOCRACY. I MEAN, I WAS ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED TO HAVE ONE...
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IMMENSE GROWTH OF INCOME FOR THE ECONOMIC ELITE IN THIS COUNTRY THAT WE NEED TO TURN THAT
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Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
AROUND AND BEGIN TO PUT AVERAGE MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE FIRST AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US BEGIN TO DEVELOP A TAX CODE THAT IS A HELL OF A LOT MORE FAIR...
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IT'S NOT THAT I THINK THAT. IT'S FRANKLY THE MOOD OF THE COUNTRY SEEMS TO BE THAT, WELL, IN SOME SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY HERBERT HOOVER SEEMS TO HAVE WON...
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Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
OF ECONOMIC RECESSION WE NEEDED TO REINFLATE THE ECONOMY BY PROVIDING TEMPORARY, I EMPHASIZE TEMPORARY, TAX CUTS AND TEMPORARY SPENDING INCREASES....
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THE NET EFFECT THAT THE MONEY THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SECURE FOR THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS IN YOUR DISTRICT AND ALSO -- >> WELL -- [INAUDIBLE] >>...
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Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
PUBLIC SAFETY, YOU WILL NOTICE
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A LOT OF ITEMS DESCRIBED -- DESCRIBING DENTAL CLINICS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ESTABLISH IN THE
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DISTRICT. I REMEMBER GOING TO DEDICATE A
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Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
NEW DENTAL CLINIC THAT WAS GOING TO SERVE A THREE-COUNTY AREA IN MY DISTRICT. AND SO I WENT TO RYAN LANDER AND ANT GOW AND THERE I MET A MAN -- ANTIGO...
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CHAIRMAN OF THE DEFENSE SUBCOMMITTEE. AS HE'S INDICATED, IT ONLY TOOK HIM
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32 YEARS IN ORDER TO RISE
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TO
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Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
THE TOP OF THAT SUBCOMMITTEE. AND I THINK NORM WOULD DO A FINE JOB. IS THAT IT? THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR COMING. I APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE] [CAPTIONING...
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NOTIFIED. WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS CONFIRMED THE CHANGE AT TODAY'S BRIEFING. OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE THE GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL AND...
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