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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)
- Most often votes with:
- 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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RECAP would get $1 million in bill
“This legislation makes important investments in many important projects and programs in Northeast Minnesota,” said US Rep. Jim Oberstar. ...
Stimulus Money Delayed Request Affects Race
...candidate Creigh Deeds pushes his transportation plan heavily in Northern Virginia, but a letter from another Democrat Rep. Jim Oberstar of Minnesota... the chair of the transportation committee has thrown him a curve ball. "It was a shock to me too. A
Walz to Obama: Act fast on new $500B in transportation funding
The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jim Oberstar, DFL-Minn., who says his proposal would create millions of jobs and aid businesses hampered by traffic ...
Federal officials impressed by MnDOT's stimulus work
New data released this week by Congressman Jim Oberstar's transportation committee showed Minnesota already had $310 million in stimlus dollars under ...
Spending Transportation Stimulus Money Fast vs. Spending it Well
But transportation committee chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) aimed to distinguish between questions of speed and those of merit. ...
Falls Council to review VNP Day, EAS program
Otterness said that based on a meeting last week between Mayor Shawn Mason and US Rep. Jim Oberstar, the city council will likely hear discussion on ...
Oberstar secures funding for MN water projects
“This legislation makes important investments in many important projects and programs in Northeast Minnesota,” said Congressman Jim Oberstar. ...
Reader's view: Oberstar can't defend non-existent health plan
I wasn't surprised US Rep. Jim Oberstar didn't hold any town meetings (“Oberstar says he knows wishes for health care,” Sept. 3). ...
Local government makes noise in DC
“It's going to be tough,” said John Schadl, communications director for US Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Chisholm, about the TIGER grant. ...
Panel Examines 225-Day Progress On Recovery Act
Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.) called the temporary AMT provision in the Recovery Act, a "lifeline for airports" and directed DOT to examine how the AMT ...
Oberstar Urges Senate to Extend Transportation Bill
Washington DC -- Congressman Jim Oberstar, who chairs the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, is urging his Senate counterparts to approve ...
Pioneer Editorial: Oct. 1 — and no new fed budget
US Rep. Jim Oberstar, DFl-8th District, complained Wednesday that the Senate was attempting to add earmarks to a bill to continue the federal transportation ...
Isanti's biodiesel facility now open
... Congressman Jim Oberstar, East Central Regional Development Commission, State Senator Rick Olseen and State Representative Rob Eastlund. ...
Report shows $16.8 billion in projects under contract
“This report shows that the Recovery Act is working,” said committee chairman Congressman Jim Oberstar. “People are going back to work, earning a living ...
The Daily Digest
...China and isn't hopeful that the Asian country will allow pork imports in. DFL Rep. Collin Peterson is mentioned. DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar takes exception with a story saying the federal government is wasting money on general aviation. Former White House a
Falls airport high on Oberstar's priorities, By LAUREL BEAGER, Editor
US Rep. Jim Oberstar was late for an interview Saturday. And that's unusual for this normally prompt, veteran congressman who can cite statistics on a ...
RE: James Oberstar
... that was before House infrastructure committee chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) secured passage of a short-term transportation law extension that did not ...
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US Rep. Jim Oberstar called the tour boat âa great addition to Voyageurs National Park and the northland.â âThe heritage is there,â he said, referring to ...
Announcements 09/30
...came in during talks about the SAFE Port Act, and I brought her into meetings with [Reps. Bennie] Thompson [D-Miss.] and [Jim] Oberstar [D-Minn.],” Krepp said. She also said she enjoyed the challenges and the opportunity to expand while working at the
Groundbreaking ceremony held for Voyageurs National Park ...
Mason called Rep. Jim Oberstar the hero of the project, thanks to his leadership and ability to streamline the process through several hurdles. ...
Colorado's US reps scramble to keep $115M in federal highway funds
In response to Republican opposition to the extension, the office of Democratic US Rep. Jim Oberstar of Minnesota, who chairs the Transportation and ...
Using Unions As Weapons UPS and FedEx face off in Congress instead ...
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.) inserted language changing FedEx's labor status into a reauthorization ...
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation: Climate change bill concerns farmers
In answer to a question, Bohlen said Farm Bureau is also concerned about the Clean Water Restoration Act, yet to be introduced by US Rep. Jim Oberstar ...
Minnesotans may miss out on extended jobless benefits
...the other states, but we still have a significant number of people who are unemployed." John Schadl, a spokesman for Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., said that leaders in the House indicated to their staff that they are planning to move another extension bil
The Daily Digest
...is also expected to attend an event in St. Louis. A proposal to give the Great Lakes a new ice breaker moves forward. DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar is mentioned. The EPA will delay issuing regulations to establish renewable fuel volume biofuel requirements afte
Oberstar is the most chatty member of Minnesota's delegation
...debates of the U.S. Congress in the 110th session (2007-2008) and counted how many words each member said. In Minnesota, DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar spoke the most (70,039 words) followed by DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar (53,051 words). Oberstar's most common word
RE: James Oberstar
Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, put forward the three-month extension after it became apparent ...
Blue Dog Leader Works With Theocratic "Mafia" Opposed to Health ...
So Bart Stupak, and people like Jim Oberstar from Minnesota, and others, have signed letters to the speaker and to the president saying that they will not ...
RE: James Oberstar
Congress is watching the Federal Highway Administration's pilot program closely. Rep. Jim Oberstar (D., Minn.) is now pushing for the passage of a new ...
Plans for new Great Lakes icebreaker move along
Plans to build a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes moved closer to reality when US Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Chisholm, included $153 million for the vessel in ...
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