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====Sunlight Foundation website investigation====
David Obey's official website was rated by citizen researchers in February 2007 as part of a survey by the [[Sunlight Foundation]]. The survey evaluated members' sites on whether they provided basic information on their legislative activities, post their legally required disclosures such as on personal finances and travel, and any other information that furthers transparency. David Obey's site received a 32 (out of 100). A score of 40 was considered passing. [http://www.sunlightlabs.com/research/sites/results/results.php?cid=N00004394 Full results].
===Voting record===
{{Congresspedia voting record}}
===National security and foreign policy===
Following President Bush’s 2007 veto of the initial supplemental bill for funding the war in Iraq, Rep. Obey endorsed a measure (H.R.2206) which would provide $42.8 billion for the Iraq War without any withdrawal timetables or domestic funding. The funding would provide “immediate funding needs” to the U.S. military, including defense-wide healthcare needs, research and development. The bill would keep operations in Iraq going through July. Congress would then decide shortly before its August recess whether to release an additional $52.8 billion of war spending to last through September. The bill also contained most of the additional domestic funding from H.R.1591, including child health spending for state programs, Katrina disaster relief, flu fighting, and a minimum wage increase accompanied by small business tax relief.
{{Main|U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (H.R.2206)}}
{{Main|Congressional actions to end the Iraq War in the 110th Congress}}
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==Record and controversies==
{{Congresspedia voting record}}
===Iraq War===
Following President Bush’s 2007 veto of the initial supplemental bill for funding the war in Iraq, Rep. Obey endorsed a measure (H.R.2206) which would provide $42.8 billion for the Iraq War without any withdrawal timetables or domestic funding. The funding would provide “immediate funding needs” to the U.S. military, including defense-wide healthcare needs, research and development. The bill would keep operations in Iraq going through July. Congress would then decide shortly before its August recess whether to release an additional $52.8 billion of war spending to last through September. The bill also contained most of the additional domestic funding from H.R.1591, including child health spending for state programs, Katrina disaster relief, flu fighting, and a minimum wage increase accompanied by small business tax relief.
{{Main|U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (H.R.2206)}}
{{Main|Congressional actions to end the Iraq War in the 110th Congress}}
{{Iraq War House record}}
===Environmental record===
''For more information on environmental legislation, see the [[Portal:Energy and Environment Policy (U.S.)|Energy and Environment Policy Portal]]''
===Transparency===
===Issue positions===
Obey is considered liberal in many respects, but not all. The National Rifle Association gives Obey high marks, and Obey did not support the Brady bill. [http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=H4320103|2] In addition, his record on abortion is mixed. Obey identifies himself as a Catholic, and was a signer of the Democrats Catholic Statement of Principles, which recognizes the "undesirability of abortion." [http://www.vote-smart.org/speech_detail.php?speech_id=156406&keyword=abortion&phrase=&contain=|1] Obey does, however, follow many traditional Democratic issue positions, supporting labor unions, consumer rights groups, environmental groups and traditional civil rights groups.
===Budget===
