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James Oberstar: I made that exception. But the others were not done by the United States Congress. The gentleman from Illinois would…

On the recordFebruary 4, 1998
I made that exception. But the others were not done by the United States Congress. The gentleman from Illinois would embrace, then, given this scenario he just presented, would embrace an act of Congress to rename O'Hare Airport? Would the gentleman embrace that idea?
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Discussing the process of naming airports during a congressional debate.

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