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James Oberstar: They actually said we could only spend out at a rate of 2.4 percent. They were wrong.

On the recordJune 24, 2009
They actually said we could only spend out at a rate of 2.4 percent. They were wrong.
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Oberstar disputes the CBO's spending rate estimate.

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