See, your fate and that of the Secretary of Commerce and that of the President and Vice President and the sort of reputation of the Congress for being able to deliver depends on that portion, on that local initiative being able to award the contract, get the contractor to start work, put people on the job site. They have to understand there is no time for fiddling and diddling.
Oberstar emphasizes urgency in project execution to uphold government reputation.
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