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James Oberstar: To think that we can just tinker around the edges and shift a plane here and a plane there and an arrival here and a…

On the recordMarch 17, 2009
To think that we can just tinker around the edges and shift a plane here and a plane there and an arrival here and a departure there is folly.
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Oberstar emphasizes the complexity of airspace redesign and the inadequacy of minor adjustments.

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