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On the recordMarch 25, 2010
I yield myself 30 seconds. If I had my way, I would eliminate the antitrust altogether, but we're providing a process by which the benefits of alliances that have been given antitrust immunity can be evaluated, determined whether there was a balance of benefits to the traveling public; if so, if they prove their case, they show that there are benefits, then the antitrust immunity continues in place. I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton).
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota
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