Fact Sheet: Emergency Supplemental
05/07/08
This week the House of Representatives will consider the emergency supplemental bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and pressing domestic needs.
Obey Statement on Reading First Report
05/01/08
“Today’s report just shows that you get results by investing in programs that work, not rewarding your buddies.”
Obey Responds to Veto Threat
04/29/08
“The President is asking us to provide $108 billion in additional spending for the war in Iraq this year and almost $70 billion in additional war spending for next year, yet this morning he said that he would veto our efforts to expand the GI Bill for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and to extend unemployment benefits for workers whose benefits have been exhausted.”
War Costs: Opportunities Lost
04/04/08
Obey Statement on Earmarks
02/07/08
“The truth is, this is not serious reform at all. It is a grand-
standing attempt to escape the reputation of previous
Congresses.”
President's 2009 Budget: Missed Opportunities,
Misplaced Priorities, and Fiscal Fairy Tales
02/06/08
FACT CHECK: The President, The State of the
Union, and Appropriations
01/30/08