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James Traficant: “I want to thank him as one of his members of the committee and thank him for the job he has done at the Kennedy Center…”

On the recordJune 3, 1998
I want to thank him as one of his members of the committee and thank him for the job he has done at the Kennedy Center because his fingerprints are on every improvement possibly since I have been in Congress for 14 years, and they certainly are in this bill, and we are glad to take his leadership.

Editor's note · Context

Acknowledging Mr. Oberstar's contributions to the BESTEA bill and improvements at the Kennedy Center.

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