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James Oberstar: “We are not a Third World country on the Great Lakes. We are not a colony.”

On the recordApril 28, 2009
We are not a Third World country on the Great Lakes. We are not a colony.
Said by
James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Oberstar emphasizes the importance of the Great Lakes to the U.S. economy.

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