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James Oberstar: “The principle thrust of the Federal legislation is to provide the capital assistance to transit agencies to buy the…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2009
The principle thrust of the Federal legislation is to provide the capital assistance to transit agencies to buy the equipment.
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Oberstar outlines the federal government's role in funding transit capital rather than operations.

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