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David Obey: “I would simply like to welcome the gentleman aboard. I know it has been a long road on the road to Damascus, but I have…”

On the recordJune 8, 2000
I would simply like to welcome the gentleman aboard. I know it has been a long road on the road to Damascus, but I have been here long enough to remember when the majority party was singing hosannas because Ronald Reagan was trying to zero out the Job Corps and David Stockman said that it did not work, despite the fact that three studies from his own shop showed that it did. I also recall that just 3 short years ago the majority party tried to cut $100 million out of the President's request for Job Corps. So I welcome the conversion. I wish it had come sooner, but Allah be praised; hosanna; thank God; alleluia; welcome aboard.
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David Obey
Wisconsin
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Editor's note · Context

Welcoming a colleague's change of stance on funding for the Job Corps.

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