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On the recordDecember 2, 2010
True leaders. Jim Oberstar is one who we know that even in those moments, as the Greek theologian Swindoll said, when he was unseen, unnoticed, unappreciated and unapplauded that he still did the right thing. That's what leadership is all about. Generations will be better off because Chairman Oberstar touched our lives. I wish him well.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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