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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)
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Bush Proposes Change
"The proposal is pretty sketchy at this point," said Mr. Oberstar's spokesman, Jim Berard. "Until they can provide convincing evidence to change the system, ...
Undocumented Workers Common In Outsourced Maintenance
James Oberstar, Chairman of the House Transportation Committee, said that is not acceptable. "They, the FAA, need to be in-country. They need to be on-site. ...
Investigation: Outsourcing, Oversight Could Hamper Airline Safety
James Oberstar, chairman of the House Transportation Committee, said that is not acceptable. "They, the FAA, need to be in-country," Oberstar said. ...
Farm bureau president: Farm bill is working
James Oberstar is the new chair of the House Transportation Committee, and both US senators from Minnesota, Norm Coleman and Amy Klobuchar, ...
US to implement Annex VI in 'six months'
James L. Oberstar, sponsor of the bill. The original legislation in the House last year was the MARPOL Annex VI Implementation Act of 2006. ...
Lawmakers Slam Faulty Background Checks
Joining Jackson and Conyers were House Transportation Committee Chairman James Oberstar, D-Minn., House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson ...
Study: More Aircraft Maintenance Shifting Overseas
But Congressman James Oberstar, D-Minn., chairman of the House Transportation Committee, said using statistics to oversee aircraft maintenance isn't ...
Highway retailers see road to future
James L. Oberstar, Minnesota Democrat and chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Virginia in 1988 became the first state to enact ...
FAA To Unveil New Financing Plan Today on Capitol Hill
In the past, Congressman James L. Oberstar, (D-Minnesota), the Transportation and Infrastructure panel’s chairman, has said he dislikes this proposal. ...
Govt.: Air Passengers Have No Recourse
James Oberstar, D-Minnesota, chairman of the House Transportation Committee, blamed the Transportation Department for failing to enforce the customer ...
Air passengers have no recourse when stuck on grounded aircraft
James Oberstar, D-Minn., chairman of the House Transportation Committee, blames the Transportation Department for failing to enforce the customer service ...
Govt.: Air passengers have no recourse
James Oberstar, D-Minn., chairman of the House Transportation Committee, blamed the Transportation Department for failing to enforce the customer service ...
Govt.: Air passengers have no recourse
Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., chairman of the House Transportation Committee, blamed the Transportation Department for failing to enforce the customer ...
Position on abortion misunderstood, Brownback says
James L. Oberstar, a Minnesota Democrat. Oberstar’s proposal is not only a human-life amendment, but also the one most favored by the National Right to Life ...
Flyer beware
James Oberstar, D-Minn., chairman of the House Transportation Committee, blamed the Transportation Department for failing to enforce the customer service ...
Orr EDC hears from public on prison proposal
James Oberstar may be able to use his influence to promote Orr as a candidate for a prison site and could leverage federal dollars for its construction.
Govt.: Air Passengers Have No Recourse
James Oberstar, D-Minn., chairman of the House Transportation Committee, blamed the Transportation Department for failing to enforce the customer service ...
Bill pits airlines against private aviation
“James Oberstar is not the problem,” he said. “The status quo is the problem.” The focus should be on replacing an “air traffic control system designed in ...
Air passengers are really stuck
James Oberstar, D-Minn., chairman of the House Transportation Committee, blamed the Transportation Department for failing to enforce the customer service ...
US lawmakers press for fliers' 'bill of rights'
James Oberstar, chairman of the House Transportation Committee, said he plans hearings in March, which could result in the US Transportation Department ...
JetBlue snafu raises specter of regulation
House Transportation Committee Chairman James Oberstar, D-Minn., plans to hold hearings. A group called the Coalition for an Airline Passengers' Bill of ...
Who's maintaining the airplanes
James Oberstar, chairman of the House Transportation Committee, says that is not acceptable. "They, the FAA, need to be in-country. They need to be on-site. ...
Should we pay for roads now or hand bill to our kids?
James Oberstar of Minnesota weighed in, advising the Legislature to raise taxes or risk losing federal transportation money that requires a state match. ...
Cross-border trucking plan receives cold reception
James L. Oberstar of Minnesota, House Transportation Committee chairman, and US Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon, who leads the Highways and Transit ...
Cross-border plan sets off reactions in DC
James L. Oberstar, D-MN, and Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-ID, both were quick to voice concerns over the DOT’s action. Oberstar is the chairman of the House ...
Dog? Gone!
James Oberstar gets the cost/benefit calculations rejiggered enough to pay the extra $49 million for the downtown light rail loop proposed by Ramsey County ...
US to Allow Mexican Trucks
Rep. James Oberstar (D., Minn.), chairman of the House Transportation Committee, has opposed allowing Mexican trucks into the US on the grounds that they ...
At the Capitol: Kleis still opposes gas-tax increase
James Oberstar, the Democratic chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, told state lawmakers that Minnesota stands to lose a big ...
Medtronic investors see no silver lining
James Oberstar, chairman of the House Transportation Committee, is concerned about the outsourcing of aircraft maintenance done by airlines. ...
Consumers at odds on flight-delay fixes
James Oberstar, D-Minn., chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He cited as one issue the fact that passengers are checking more ...
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