James Oberstar: “I recall very well when crafting SAFETEA-LU, the project that the gentleman has raised, it was never the intention of…”

“I recall very well when crafting SAFETEA-LU, the project that the gentleman has raised, it was never the intention of the committee nor the intention of the language to restrict the scope of the project only to the interchange when it is clear from the thrust of the project that it was intended to cover other improvements along the Route 34 corridor. Along with Mr. Mica, I will work with the Speaker to make adjustments. It is a little late for us to get it into this bill. If we had known about it sufficiently in advance, we certainly could have made an adjustment. But there will be other vehicles where we will be able to accomplish that, and we will work with the gentleman.”