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 that we see in the health care field, some by hospitals, a lot by drug companies.
David Obey Quotes
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.
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| Birth: | 3rd October, 1938 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Politician |
About
David Ross "Dave" Obey was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He was the United States Representative for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district from 1969 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and served as Chairman of the powerful House Committee on Appropriations from 1994 to 1995 and again from 2007 to 2011. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1963 and served there until 1969.
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