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James Oberstar: reclaiming my time, I concur in that concern, but I do want to have uniformity of application of law in the security…

On the recordSeptember 15, 2005
reclaiming my time, I concur in that concern, but I do want to have uniformity of application of law in the security arena, and I think the chairman agrees with that. I further do not believe, Mr. Chairman, that we would have intervention by the Homeland Security if we struck this language from the manager's amendment because then it would not be subject to their jurisdiction. However, the chairman is an honorable man. He and I have had many agreements on a handshake, and we have worked things out.
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota

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