Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8]

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Jim Oberstar, DFL-8th District, waited until Saturday night to make a speech on the House floor before saying he supportst the bill. US Rep. ...

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2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

Today, he is 20 and the family is buried under a mountain of medical bills despite having health insurance," spoke Minnesota Congressman Jim Oberstar to the ...

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Oberstar votes in favor of historic health care reform

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

Washington DC - November 7 (Saturday night), Congressman Jim Oberstar voted in favor of HR 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, legislation to ...

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Oberstar urges support for health bill

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

Rep. Jim Oberstar just spoke on the floor urging his colleagues to support the health care bill, likely because a key amendment regarding abortion is ...

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Minnesota delegation split on health care bill

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

Keith Ellison and Jim Oberstar are holding their cards close to the vest until the last minute, while the state's most conservative Democrat, ...

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Pro-Abortion moveon to Challenge Pro-Life Democrats Voting No on Health Care

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Another Democratic committee chairman, pro-life Rep. Jim Oberstar, who heads the Transportation and Infrastructure committee, has been undecided on the bill ...

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Ill. Rep. Hare wants Mississippi levees raised

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Hare, D-Ill., presented the signatures of his constituents to Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. ...

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The Daily Digest

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Sen. Amy Klobuchar is mentioned. Klobuchar also wants a ban on wireless devices in the cockpit of commercial aircraft. DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar and the White House are at odds over transportation funding. DFL Sen. Tom Bakk wants a special session to focus

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House votes on credit-card consumer protections

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...week would have those reforms take effect upon signing of the new bill. Minnesota Democratic Reps. Tim Walz, Collin Peterson, and Jim Oberstar and Minnesota Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen joined Ellison in voting for the measure. Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Mi

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Minnesota House delegation votes to extend jobless benefits

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...strapped for cash in a state with 8.4 percent unemployment as a worker in a state with 8.5 percent unemployment,” said Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., in a statement. “The benefits will provide an additional economic stimulus when these families use the

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The Nature Conservancy Applauds Minnesota Lawmakers for Supporting Forest and ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Amy Klobuchar and US Rep. Jim Oberstar of Chisholm, Minn. for their leadership in securing funding that will conserve more working forestland in northern ...

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Congress extends unemployment benefits and homebuyer credit

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

The bill corrects what Congressman Jim Oberstar calls a “gross oversight in the House bill,” by extending the unemployment benefits for an additional 14 ...

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Federal recovery package saved Minnesota jobs

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Or that US Rep. Jim Oberstar of Minnesota says the government undercounted 165000 highway and transit construction jobs by more than half. ...

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The I-35 bridge in NB: Gold shovel moment is Nov. 13

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

The long-awaited moment will be celebrated by a visit from US Representative Jim Oberstar, a key player in the city's obtaining adequate funding to finally ...

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National view: Retooling transportation is our 21st century challenge

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

By: US Rep. Jim Oberstar and Rick King, Duluth News Tribune In the 20th century, the development of new infrastructure helped turn the US into the greatest ...

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Keith Ellison is one of the poorest members of Congress

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...His average range is $6,213, 028. The low end of his assets is $3,793,056. The upper end is $8,633,000. DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar is the wealthiest House member of the delegation. His average wealth is $5,479,538. The range is $3,202,076 on the low end and

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Keith Ellison is one of the poorest members of Congress

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

The low end of his assets is $3793056. The upper end is $8633000. DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar is the wealthiest House member of the delegation. ...

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Oberstar to raise money for Clark

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...Rep. Jim Oberstar is the latest well-known Minnesota Democrat to raise money for state Sen. Tarryl Clark's campaign for congress. A fundraiser says Oberstar and the 2008 DFL endorsed candidate, El Tinklenberg, will host a fundraiser for Clark on Novembe

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Duluth police, DTA benefit from stimulus spending

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., said, however, that the implementation of the bill has been going according to plan. “The program was designed so about half of ...

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The Daily Digest

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...some White House guests. DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar, DFL Sen. Al Franken, DFL Rep. Collin Peterson are on the list. DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar says the White House is undercounting the transportation jobs created by the stimulus. Gov. Pawlenty says he thinks the

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