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James Oberstar: I would say that I did not think there was much above the gentleman's pay grade. Mr. Chairman, it reminds me of the last…

On the recordOctober 22, 1997
I would say that I did not think there was much above the gentleman's pay grade. Mr. Chairman, it reminds me of the last Congress when this bill was before the committee and there was a vote and then we suspended and then we came back, then the bill was pulled again, and now this is the third time. I am curious as to what really is going on here. I am very curious about what has happened. Mr. Chairman, I also wanted to mention that during debate on the rule, as the gentleman from Pennsylvania was making his comments, I noted with great interest his reference to service on the track gang and I wanted to suggest at the conclusion of the gentleman's remarks that we might form a track gang caucus, since this Member also worked in the iron ore mines on the track gang pounding oil and bumping rail.
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Discussing the repeated consideration of a bill and referencing a colleague's comments during debate.

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