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David Obey: “He is a great gain for the executive branch of Government, assuming he is confirmed, but he is a great loss to the…”

On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
He is a great gain for the executive branch of Government, assuming he is confirmed, but he is a great loss to the Congress as an institution.
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David Obey
Wisconsin

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Obey acknowledges Nabors' value to both Congress and the executive branch.

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