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James Oberstar: We are going to hold the States and the cities and the rest of the recipients of these funds, we are going to hold their…

On the recordJanuary 21, 2009
We are going to hold the States and the cities and the rest of the recipients of these funds, we are going to hold their feet to the fire on this.
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Oberstar commits to ensuring accountability for fund recipients.

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