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A Farmer Speaks
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Bryce Luchterhand, a Unity, Wisconsin, farmer, with Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee at a committee hearing. Obey, who was the chair of the JEC, said that Luchterhand was the only "real farmer" among a list of witnesses that included three governors and a number of farm experts. Luchterhand went on to head the Farmers Home Administration in Wisconsin and to work as a field representative for Senator Herb Kohl.
September 19, 1985
Obey, David R.
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Obey and the Joint Economic Committee
February 7, 1985
David R. Obey of Wisconsin, chair of the Joint Economic Committee. Opposite him, (in the foreground) is Secretary of Agriculture John R. Block, testifying about the problems facing farmers and the ...
Political Fundraiser
circa 1990-1999
Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (left) and Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl at a fundraiser for Obey. Jim Chapman is the man between them.
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.
Obey on Appropriations
1970
Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey and his administrative assistant Lyle Stitt outside the office doors for the Committee On Appropriations.
Committee Break
1979
Congressman David R. Obey talks on the telephone during a break in the deliberation of the House Budget Committee. Standing above Obey is his aide Scott Lilly.
Budget Meeting
1979
Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin confers with his aide, Scott Lilly, during a meeting of the House Budget Committee.
