David Obey: “To put that in context, when the majority took over, they promised that every agency in the Congress was going to have…”

Every member ought to know what they are prepared to be defeated for.

I feel an obligation on behalf of the families, there were 30 people from my District who died in the attack on 9/11.

We are not adding one dime to the deficit by what we are adding to the summer jobs program. We are fully paying for it by cuts in other programs.

When I came here, I don't think there were very many Members who would reach a conclusion that if someone disagreed with them on substance that somehow they were morally defective. In a civilized, adult, legislative body, Members would…