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James Oberstar: Receiving the Capital Investment and Leasing Programs in June provides us with, frankly, very little time, almost no…

On the recordJuly 7, 2009
Receiving the Capital Investment and Leasing Programs in June provides us with, frankly, very little time, almost no time, to review and act on those prospectuses before the appropriations process begins.
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Oberstar criticizes the timing of GSA's submissions to the Committee.

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