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Rep. James Oberstar
Democrat • 8th District, Minnesota • 18th Term • Sworn In 1975
- 20 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 51 of 440) 1 Made Into Law (Ranks 8 of 440)
- 161 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 236 of 440) 6 Made Into Law (Ranks 42 of 440)
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- Rep. Dale Kildee
- Rep. Frank LoBiondo
- Least often votes with:
- Rep. Walter Minnick
- Rep. Paul Broun
- Votes with party 97%
- Abstains: 1%
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Bill could delay lifting of ban on Mexican truck travel
Rep. Nancy Boyda, D-Kan., sponsored the bill, which has the support of House Transportation Committee Chairman James Oberstar, D-Minn. ...
US Rep Proposes Hefty Fines for Poor Airline Service
Rep. James Oberstar of Minnesota wants airlines to better adhere to their voluntary codes of conduct by enabling the Department of Transportation to fine ...
US House of Reps OKs bill to cut ship pollution
Rep James Oberstar, the bill's co-sponsor, said he hoped the US Senate would quickly pass the House legislation and send it to President George W Bush to ...
Deal on rail and mass transit security grants angers GOP
Under an agreement worked out by House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James Oberstar, ...
Call for new airlines regulatory power
A fine of $10000 per passenger per violation 'would get their attention,' said Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn. The fines by US Department of Transportation ...
US House of Reps. OKs bill to cut ship pollution
Rep. James Oberstar, the bill's co-sponsor, said he hoped the US Senate would quickly pass the House legislation and send it to President George W. Bush to ...
US House of Reps. OKs bill to cut ship pollution
Rep. James Oberstar, the bill's co-sponsor, said he hoped the US Senate would quickly pass the House legislation and send it to President George W. Bush to ...
Call For New Airlines Regulatory Power
A fine of $10000 per passenger per violation "would get their attention," said Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn. The fines by US Department of Transportation ...
Airline missteps prompt call for new DOT powers and fines for ...
In the wake of repeated airline service meltdowns recently, Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., said in an interview last week that a code of conduct that ...
Chaudhary seeks Fridley rail station
But Minnesota officials will have to count on US Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., who is chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, ...
Latest news: New Flyer may not land $270 million Met Council contract
Clark said she and other lawmakers are working on responses to the Metropolitan Council, ranging from persuasion to contacting US Rep. James Oberstar ...
AOPA: Many In Congress Skeptical Of FAA Funding Scheme
Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN), chairman of the full House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and an ex officio member of the subcommittee, ...
AA, UA favor open skies despite LHR impact; UK still negotiating ...
Rep. James Oberstar (D.-Minn.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, told the St. Paul Pioneer Press that he opposes the deal. ...
Report: Midnight staffing at air towers often light
"The FAA is charged with maintaining the highest standards of safety in aviation, not safety at the margins," Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., ...
Line to Ripley could get federal money
At a recent Capitol appearance, US Rep. James Oberstar, DFL-Chisholm, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee, ...
Democrats Call for Better Bus Safety
DeFazio and Transportation Committee Chairman James Oberstar, D-Minn., also criticized the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's inspection process, ...
Deadly fish virus spreading west
Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., said Tuesday he intends to introduce legislation in Congress that would address the ballast issue. And chances of passage are ...
Feds open up another investigation into Troha
Don Young, R-Alaska, and Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., confirmed the lawmakers offered the amendment. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., signed a letter to Young and ...
Feds open up another investigation into Troha
Don Young, R-Alaska, and Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., confirmed the lawmakers offered the amendment. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., signed a letter to Young and ...
Federal inquiry targets Troha
Don Young (R-Alaska) and James Oberstar (D-Minn.) have confirmed that they offered the amendment that was beneficial to JHT. Also, US Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis. ...
Action in Congress paid well for Troha
A staffer for then-Transportation Committee Chairman Don Young (R-Alaska) said Young and US Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.), now the committee chairman, ...
Looking to the future
Rep. James Oberstar (D.-Minn.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, came to Philadelphia to strike the same note. ...
Thursday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International ...
The group led by James Oberstar, the influential head of the House transportation committee, questioned what US negotiators had offered to their EU ...
Philadelphia Story: The Northeast plots a comeback
James Oberstar, D-Minn., the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, came to Philadelphia to strike the same note. ...
Railroad Crews, Unions Fight Work Curbs
James Oberstar, a Minnesota Democrat who is the new chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is considering legislation that train crews ...
National League of Cities, TV Worldwide to Webcast Senators ...
Y.), Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.), majority leader of the US House of Representatives, Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) and Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.). ...
Plan for rail service to Duluth gains steam
Now 22 years later, county officials along the old route -- with the blessing of James Oberstar, the influential Minnesota congressman -- are trying to ...
House Passes Water Quality Financing Act With Wage Protection
In debate on the House floor, Congressman James Oberstar of Minnesota, who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, disputed unfounded ...
Oberstar announces economic development grant
Washington DC --Congressman James L. Oberstar announced Friday that the Region 7 East Central Regional Development Commission in Mora has been awarded ...
Legislation aims to fix aging sewer systems
James Oberstar (D-MN), provides critical funding for communities desperately trying to fix their antiquated infrastructure. ...
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