Rep.David Obey

     Seventh District Congressman Dave Obey (D-WI) made the following statement on the House Floor today during debate on the economic rescue plan. The package passed the House today by a vote of 263 to 171 and will now go to the President to be signed into law.

     Seventh District Congressman Dave Obey (D-WI) said today that “like most Americans, I’m mad as hell that the reckless deregulatory binge of the last decade has led us to the point we find ourselves in today, but I reluctantly supported the financial rescue package that’s before Congress because it contains provisions that offer more protections to the taxpayers than the President’s original proposal and the alternative of doing nothing will put the economic security of virtually every American family and business at unnecessary risk.”

     Seventh District Congressman Dave Obey made the following statement on the House Floor this evening on the Main Street Stimulus package he authored.

     The House passed the package by a vote of 264 to 158.

Measure Intended to Help American FamiliesCope With Economic Turmoil

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     Seventh District Congressman Dave Obey (D-WI), the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, today introduced an economic stimulus package designed to encourage economic growth and help Main Street America deal with the economic turmoil.

     To help end unfair and abusive practices by credit card companies, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights today. Seventh District Congressman Dave Obey (D-WI) was a cosponsor of the consumer protection measure.

     Seventh District Congressman Dave Obey (D-WI) voted today to provide Congressional approval of the Great Lakes Compact. With today’s approval by the House, the interstate compact, which has already been ratified by all eight Great Lakes states and approved by the U.S. Senate, must now be signed into law by the President before it can take full effect.

     Seventh District Congressman Dave Obey (D-WI) announced today that he is now accepting applications from those interested in competing for a nomination to one of the United States military academies for the class of 2013. The deadline for applying is November 15, 2008.

      The number one problem facing the country is the economy, Seventh District Congressman Dave Obey (D-WI) said while in the area today. Obey made several appearances in Polk and Burnett County, including a discussion with constituents at the Country Café in Grantsburg, an up-close look at the new community Library in Frederic, and a visit with his old friend Harvey Stower in Amery.

     Seventh District Congressman Dave Obey (D-WI) is spending the next two days with the Border Patrol to review security issues as they relate to the northern border.

While the national press has been focused on presidential politics, the 110th Congress has been quietly producing some significant legislation.