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James Oberstar: “A concern that has come up is that States and cities, because of drop-off in revenue, have not been able to provide the…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2009
A concern that has come up is that States and cities, because of drop-off in revenue, have not been able to provide the matching funds for the transit projects.
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Oberstar highlights funding issues faced by states and cities for transit projects.

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