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James Oberstar: “It cost several hundred million dollars to redo pieces of STARS because when the FAA directed Raytheon...”

On the recordOctober 27, 2009
It cost several hundred million dollars to redo pieces of STARS because when the FAA directed Raytheon...
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Oberstar criticizes FAA for poor planning and costly redesigns.

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