Honorable David Obey
United States Representative, Wisconsin, Democrat
Representative Obey, of the Seventh District of Wisconsin, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1969. He served in the Wisconsin Assembly from 1962 to 1969. He is the Ranking Minority Member of the House Appropriations Committee. The following is from an Appropriations Committee markup of the Fiscal Year 2000 Supplemental Appropriation bill held on March 9, 2000.I find the proposition that we take $600 million from the U.S. Treasury to create and support three elite infantry battalions in the Colombian army deeply troubling. It is true that Colombia is an important country. Its peace, stability, and…
