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James Oberstar: “We are going to have a hearing in this Committee every 30 days.”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2009
We are going to have a hearing in this Committee every 30 days.
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Oberstar outlines the plan for regular hearings to monitor project progress.

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