Dave Obey was the 35th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from 2007 to 2011. His leadership on issues of national security and jobs brought him the highest approval rating of any member of Congress for four consecutive years. During his tenure, he was named Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, which is the most powerful role in the US House
He championed education reform through early childhood education and college affordability, and stood up to Wall Street and corporate America on behalf of Michigan families and public workers.
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 to work, not on how many dollars your family has in their bank account.Dave Obey
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.Dave Obey
