2009-11-26T00:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/blog/400299 tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-26:/commentary/6801115 2009-11-26T00:00:00Z Minnesota Premier Publications - Downtown... When Metropolitan Council Chair Peter Bell opened the program he stressed that the $317 million project is 10 weeks early and $10 million under budget. Speakers at the event included Rep. Jim Oberstar, Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mnpubs.com/index.php?publication=downtown&amp;page=65&amp;story=14767">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-25:/commentary/6796598 2009-11-25T00:00:00Z Streetsblog Capitol Hill In Minnesota this week, reporters heard House transportation committee chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) tell a local conference that he would introduce a two-year front-loaded bill next month and aim to follow up with a four-year ...<br /><br /><a href="http://dc.streetsblog.org/2009/11/25/the-case-for-a-merit-based-and-front-loaded-infrastructure-bill/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-25:/commentary/6791860 2009-11-25T00:00:00Z Minnesota Premier Publications - Downtown... When Metropolitan Council Chair Peter Bell opened the program he stressed that the $317 million project is 10 weeks early and $10 million under budget. Speakers at the event included Rep. Jim Oberstar, Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mnpubs.com/index.php?publication=downtown&amp;page=65&amp;story=14734">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-24:/commentary/6779792 2009-11-24T00:00:00Z Reason Magazine Full Feed House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.) also reportedly promised a visit to Cao&#39;s hurricane-ravaged district. ...Other lawmakers won carve-outs for their state healthcare systems. Rep. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://reason.com/blog/2009/11/24/lets-make-a-deal-health-care-r">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-24:/commentary/6779791 2009-11-24T00:00:00Z Success Story Reporting System Updates Four years later, on a beautiful September day, the Edge Of The Wilderness Discovery Center celebrated its Grand Opening to the applause of an appreciative community, four key partnership groups, Congressman Jim Oberstar, and a group of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/?id=4902">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-24:/commentary/6779795 2009-11-24T00:00:00Z Transterrestrial Musings The worst thing, of course, is that the hearing will be chaired by Jim Oberstar, who is on record as being hypersensitive to safety issues at the expense of progress. That&#39;s unfortunately one of the consequences of the past two ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.transterrestrial.com/?p=23204">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-24:/commentary/6779793 2009-11-24T00:00:00Z Word Around the Net Before Rep. Joseph Cao (La.) cast the lone Republican vote for the healthcare bill in the House, he secured assurances from President Barack Obama to work on Medicaid funding, loan forgiveness and issues related to two of his local hospitals. House Transp<br /><br /><a href="http://networdblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/let-me-sweeten-deal.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-23:/commentary/6769982 2009-11-23T00:00:00Z The Hoosierpundit Rep. Jim Oberstar, a Minnesota Democrat, is also quoted in the newspaper article. Please explain to me how two people can have such differing views on the same bill? What is Rep. Hill&#39;s solution to the unfunded liabilities in Medicare ...<br /><br /><a href="http://hoosierpundit.blogspot.com/2009/11/barons-big-medicare-lie.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-23:/commentary/6749208 2009-11-23T00:00:00Z Minnesota Premier Publications - Downtown... Speakers at the event included Rep. Jim Oberstar, Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken. The many speakers stressed that the 40-mile commuter rail is only halfway done and upon completion will extend to St. Cloud. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mnpubs.com/index.php?publication=downtown&amp;page=65&amp;story=14726">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-23:/commentary/6791859 2009-11-23T00:00:00Z Jordanne&#39;s Jungle First it is important to understand the issue and next to know who to contact if you want HR 1262: Water Quality Investment Act of 2009 passed. A great way to tap these resources is to use the interent of to contact Jim Oberstar. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://jordannesjungle.blogspot.com/2009/11/advocacy-project-issue-overview.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-23:/commentary/6761109 2009-11-23T00:00:00Z Top News House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.) also reportedly promised a visit to Cao&#39;s hurricane-ravaged district. Those pledges are a little less concrete than the $300 million Medicaid fix that Landrieu (D-La. ..<br /><br /><a href="http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/69239-side-deals-stack-up-in-health-bills">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-22:/commentary/6749200 2009-11-22T00:00:00Z Penny Stock Newsletters Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN), would allocate $500 billion for the country`s crumbling infrastructure. The bill, which passed the House Committee in 2008, calls for the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://stockreads.com/Stock-Newsletter.aspx?id=17735">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-22:/commentary/6749199 2009-11-22T00:00:00Z Smart Politics Keith Ellison is only receiving 13.3 percent of his large donor funds from women, with Jim Oberstar at just 14.1 percent, and Collin Peterson at 16.3 percent. Percentage of Itemized Individual Funds Raised by Minnesota U.S. House ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/smartpolitics/2009/11/female_donors_driving_the_fund.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-21:/commentary/6749202 2009-11-21T00:00:00Z KEYC-TV News ... GROUP&#39;S LONGTIME VICEPRESIDENT, DENNIS SJODIN (SHUN-DEEN&#39;).THE MINNESOTA FARMERS UNION SAYS SPEAKERS ARE EXPECTED TOINCLUDE MINNESOTA AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER GENE HUGOSON AND U.S.REP. JIM OBERSTAR, WHO WILL GIVE THE KEYNOTE SPEECH. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.keyc.tv/node/30504">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-20:/commentary/6749203 2009-11-20T00:00:00Z Polinaut DFL Rep. Collin Peterson is mentioned. The FAA blames a four-hour software glitch on what caused airline delays across the country. DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar is mentioned. 2010 Race for Governor. Many of the DFL candidates for governor will ...<br /><br /><a href="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2009/11/the_daily_diges_737.shtml">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-20:/commentary/6749204 2009-11-20T00:00:00Z Bluestem Prairie Keynote speaker at the banquet will be Congressman Jim Oberstar. Senator Amy Klobuchar is also expected to be in attendance. For more information, check out our website, www.mfu.org. After thinking carefully about the Vice President ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bluestemprairie.com/bluestemprairie/2009/11/mfuveep.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-19:/commentary/6749201 2009-11-19T00:00:00Z Princeton Union Eagle After the presentation of the medals to Hoeft, Congressman Jim Oberstar gave a Veterans Day speech. During it, he also praised the four men for their World War II service. But he singled out Hoeft the most, as Hoeft was the one receiving the ... State Rep<br /><br /><a href="http://unioneagle.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=3371&amp;Itemid=30">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-19:/commentary/6749207 2009-11-19T00:00:00Z Streetsblog Capitol Hill ... transport panel chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) quipped that &quot;folks in the economic gang at the White House&quot; -- think economic adviser Larry Summers -- &quot;never had a shovel in their hands or a callus on their fingers. And Rep. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://dc.streetsblog.org/2009/11/19/defazio-summers-geithner-oppose-using-bailout-money-on-infrastructure/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-19:/commentary/6749210 2009-11-19T00:00:00Z Kelly &amp; Becca: 2 Soul Sisters on a Mission Introduced by Representative Matsui earlier this year, the legislation is acritical and common-sense fix which will provide safety and security toAmericans who go on cruise vacations without realizing they are notprotected under US laws ...<br /><br /><a href="http://kellyandbecca.blogspot.com/2009/11/safety-aboard-cruise-ships.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-19:/commentary/6738871 2009-11-19T00:00:00Z Steven can plan Jim Oberstar, himself – Yes, the House Representative may derail his own bill. Healthcare – The House passed its healthcare reform bill 11 days agoo and the Senate Democrats revealed their version of a healthcare reform bill today. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stevevance.net/planning/2009/11/whats-up-with-safetea-lu/">Go to article</a>