Sentence examples for obey of from inspiring English sources

She is a member of the House Appropriations Committee, but its ranking Democrat is David R. Obey of Wisconsin.

"His agenda is to use whatever their spending priorities are to whittle away our ability to provide the funding levels we would like for education, health, science and things like that," said David R. Obey of Wisconsin, the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee.

Representatives David R. Obey of Wisconsin and George Miller of California, the Democratic chairmen of the House appropriations and education committees, immediately saw the importance of extracting reform promises from the states, said a Democratic House staff member who attended the meeting but is barred from speaking on the record about committee business.

And last month several leading Democrats — including Representatives Barney Frank of Massachusetts and David R. Obey of Wisconsin — sent a letterto Mr. Obama complaining about one of his signing statements.

Representative David R. Obey of Wisconsin, the ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, said the White House was engaged in "funny-money budgeting" for domestic defense programs.

"They flipped," said Representative David R. Obey of Wisconsin, the senior Democrat on the Appropriations Committee.

The Appropriations Committee's senior Democrat, Representative David R. Obey of Wisconsin, told Mr. Daniels he had "a severe attitude problem".

"There isn't anything left over," said Representative David R. Obey of Wisconsin, the ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee.

"This amendment is directed against injustice," said David R. Obey of Wisconsin, the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee.

A dissenting voice was Representative David R. Obey of Wisconsin, the ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee.

"This is a let's-pretend industry," said Representative David Obey of Wisconsin, the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee.