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James Oberstar: “But we are going to fix that in this next legislation, and that is why we need to get it done in the next three months…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2009
But we are going to fix that in this next legislation, and that is why we need to get it done in the next three months, and not 18 months.
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Oberstar emphasizes urgency in passing new legislation to improve project timelines.

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