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Speaking for Dairy Interests
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Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right) speaking on behalf of Wisconsin dairy interests to the Dairy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee along with Stewart Huber, President of the Farmers Union Milk Marketing Cooperative, Don Haldeman, President of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau, and Steve Pavich, president of the Wisconsin National Farmers Organization.
March 23, 1983
Obey, David R.
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Obey and Farmers
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Farmers' Petitions
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Obey on the Phone
1976
Congressman David R. Obey speaking on the phone in his office. Taken in 1976 this image was used in his 1980 campaign brochure with the caption: "trying to work out a Wisconsin problem with the bur...
Obey and Staff
1980
Congressman David R. Obey, chair of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, discussing foreign policy issues with his staff. A map is on the wall in the background.
Budget Committee
1990
Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (second from the right) confers with Scott Lilly, a top policy advisor, during a hearing of the House Budget Committee.
