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James Oberstar: As I went on to explain in meetings of the caucus, meetings with our committee members on both sides of the aisle, the…

On the recordMarch 17, 2010
As I went on to explain in meetings of the caucus, meetings with our committee members on both sides of the aisle, the Senate version of this bill directed major highway discretionary program funding to a select group of States: four would get 58 percent of the funding; 22 States get nothing; the other 20 got dribbles. That formulation would provide a permanent windfall for those four States. And not just a one-time shot but a long-term windfall, because it would skew underlying highway formulas, changing the baseline for those four States that got the lion's share of the money.
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota
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Mar 17, 2010

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Oberstar discusses concerns over unfair highway funding distribution in a bill.

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