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James Oberstar: “I do so simply to express my support for the amendment, on which Mr. Mica and I have agreed, but also to point out that…”

On the recordJune 26, 2008
I do so simply to express my support for the amendment, on which Mr. Mica and I have agreed, but also to point out that in the body of the bill there are protections and safeguards for the proper use of the transit pass authority provided in the additional funding increase in the monthly limit for the transit benefit. There have been reports of abuse of transit passes in the past year. An investigation by the Office of Inspector General revealed that there are some abuses. We have provided protection against such abuses in the base of the bill underlying this legislation. I wanted to point that out for those who may have been concerned to assure that the committee has taken appropriate steps to assure that transit passes are used by the person for whom intended and for the purpose for which intended.
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota
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Discussing protections against abuse of transit passes in a bill amendment.

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