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James Oberstar: “The gentleman was not here in the previous Congress or the Congress previous to that, when we went through a very…”

On the recordApril 17, 1996
The gentleman was not here in the previous Congress or the Congress previous to that, when we went through a very elaborate process in our committee on both sides of the aisle to determine the merits of projects.
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Discussing the legislative process and project evaluation in Congress.

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