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On the recordJune 24, 2009
There is a man over on the House side named Jim Oberstar that has had over 50 hearings and spent over 2 years on this.
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George Voinovich
Republican · Ohio
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Voinovich acknowledges Oberstar's extensive work on infrastructure legislation.

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