O000006 1934-09-10 4028 2365 Rayburn House Office Building http://wwwc.house.gov/oberstar/zipauth.htm 8 202-225-0699 James 'd':4 '-8':6 'mn':5 'rep':1 'jame':2,7,9 'oberstar':3,8,10 M 400299 Oberstar James_L._Oberstar L. Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8] 2424 N00001806 10102 Democrat 202-225-6211 Roman Catholic MN Jim James Oberstar 3.5 http://www.oberstar.house.gov/ 400299 Person rep\. Tue Nov 17 22:04:36 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...control. The data (PDF) were compiled by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which is headed by Rep. Jim Oberstar. In a note (PDF) to Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Oberstar called Minnesota's stimulus spending on wastewater treatment a "model fo 'fo':50 'gov':36 'jim':29 'pdf':14,34 'rep':28 'tim':37 'call':40 'data':13 'head':26 'hous':19 'lead':2 'note':33 'model':49 'speed':5 'spend':7,44 'water':9 'compil':16 'nation':3 'control':11 'qualiti':10 'committe':23 'oberstar':30,39 'pawlenti':38 'stimulus':6,43 'wastewat':46 'minnesota':1,41 'transport':20 'treatment':47 'minnpost.com':51 'infrastructur':22 6721461 true true daylife MinnPost.com http://www.minnpost.com/ OK http://www.minnpost.com/derekwallbank/2009/11/17/13542/minnesota_leads_nation_in_speeding_stimulus_spending_on_water_quality 400299 Person rep\. Tue Nov 17 22:04:36 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...We Trust." GOP Rep. John Kline also wants to block the suit. There's talk about passing another stimulus bill. DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar is mentioned. Gov. Pawlenty is headed to Austin, TX today. He appeared at a closed door fundraiser for the NRSC yesterda 'tx':36 'dfl':24 'gop':6 'gov':30 'jim':26 'mpr':49 'rep':7,25 'also':10 'bill':23 'door':43 'head':33 'john':8 'nrsc':47 'pass':20 'suit':15 'talk':18 'want':11 'anoth':21 'block':13 'close':42 'daili':2 'kline':9 'radio':52 'today':37 'trust':5 'appear':39 'austin':35 'digest':3 'public':51 'mention':29 'fundrais':44 'oberstar':27 'pawlenti':31 'stimulus':22 'yesterda':48 'minnesota':50 6721460 true true daylife MPR | Minnesota Public Radio http://www.mpr.org/ OK http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2009/11/the_daily_diges_734.shtml?refid=0 400299 Person congress Mon Nov 16 10:55:33 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...commentary on his service dogs legislation. The federal government wants to set and enforce safety standards on transit. DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar is mentioned. Congress is going to examine the fees charged by airlines. That hurts federal tax revenues becau 'go':30 'dfl':22 'dog':8 'fee':34 'jim':24 'mpr':44 'rep':23 'set':15 'tax':41 'hurt':39 'want':13 'becau':43 'charg':35 'daili':2 'feder':11,40 'radio':47 'airlin':37 'digest':3 'enforc':17 'examin':32 'govern':12 'legisl':9 'public':46 'revenu':42 'safeti':18 'servic':7 'mention':27 'transit':21 'congress':28 'oberstar':25 'standard':19 'minnesota':45 'commentari':4 6709981 true true daylife MPR | Minnesota Public Radio http://www.mpr.org/ OK http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2009/11/the_daily_diges_733.shtml?refid=0 400299 Person rep\. Mon Nov 16 21:54:18 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 US Rep. Jim Oberstar drew the loudest cheers. "Northstar is a moral issue," he told the boisterous crowd, "because it lessens the number of times that ... 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'al':24 'st':55 'ami':21 'get':15,51 'jim':35 'job':53 'let':8 'rep':34 'sen':20 'u.s':19,33 'yet':12 'also':27 'done':54 'good':5 'help':50 'hous':40 'step':6 'stop':11 'time':57 'turn':2 'well':14 'chair':38 'cloud':56 'crowd':13 'money':18 'posit':48 'uniqu':47 'provid':28 'strong':29 'franken':25 'support':30 'committe':44 'oberstar':36 'klobuchar':22 'northstar':3 'transport':41 'infrastructur':43 6699153 true true daylife St. Cloud Times http://www.sctimes.com/ OK http://www.sctimes.com/article/20091115/OPINION/111150012/-1/RSSOPINION 400299 Person democrat Sat Nov 14 22:04:16 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...billion in savings in Medicare costs over a 10-year run — money that would be saved by cutting down on fraud and waste. But Rep. Jim Oberstar, a Minnesota Democrat, voted against the plan in the House in part because he believes it won’t balance spe '10':18 'cut':7,27 'jim':35 'rep':34 'run':20 'spe':56 'won':5,53 'care':3 'cost':15 'hill':1 'hous':46 'part':48 'plan':43 'save':12,25 'vote':40 'wast':32 'year':19 'fraud':30 'money':21 'would':23 'balanc':55 'believ':51 'health':2 'reform':4 'billion':10 'medicar':9,14 'democrat':39 'oberstar':36 'minnesota':38 'newsandtribune.com':57 6695944 true true daylife NewsandTribune.com http://www.newsandtribune.com/ OK http://www.newsandtribune.com/local/local_story_318200501.html 400299 Person democrat Sun Nov 15 22:01:11 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0600 2009 But Rep. Jim Oberstar, a Minnesota Democrat, voted against the plan in the House in part because he believes it won't balance spending. ... 'cut':7 'jim':12 'rep':11 'won':5,30 'care':3 'even':34 'hill':1 'hous':23 'news':35 'part':25 'plan':20 'vote':17 'spend':33 'balanc':32 'believ':28 'health':2 'reform':4 'tribun':37 'medicar':9 'democrat':16 'oberstar':13 'minnesota':15 6704786 true true google news Evening News and Tribune OK http://www.newsandtribune.com/floydcounty/local_story_318200501.html 400299 Person congress Sun Nov 15 22:01:17 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ... intersection at 9 am, the group moved to the fire hall where the celebration continued with speeches from many including Congressman Jim Oberstar. ... '9':11 'day':5 'ecm':34 'jim':30 'coon':32 'fire':18 'hall':19 'mani':27 'move':15 'bridg':3 'group':14 'north':7 'rapid':33 'branch':8 'celebr':22 'includ':28 'speech':25 'continu':23 'publish':35 'oberstar':31 'intersect':9 'congressman':29 'groundbreak':4 6704790 true true google news Coon Rapids ECM Publishers OK http://www.hometownsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11427:it-was-bridge-groundbreaking-day-in-north-branch&catid=1:latest 400299 Person congress Sun Nov 15 22:01:17 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ... surface transportation reauthorization bill, which US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., supports. ... 'd':20 'us':10 'jim':17 'bill':8 'firm':3 'hous':11 'minn':21 'reel':4 'heavi':1 'occup':23 'd-minn':19 'health':24 'safeti':25 'surfac':5 'support':22 'chairman':16 'committe':15 'oberstar':18 'reauthor':7 'construct':2 'transport':6,12 'infrastructur':14 6704789 true true google news Occupational Health Safety OK http://ohsonline.com/articles/2009/11/14/heavy-construction-firms-reeling.aspx 400299 Person rep\. Sat Nov 14 10:51:18 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...state and federal levels. "We needed a connection all the way to St. Cloud, that was my original plan in 1991," said U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar on Friday night. Oberstar was one of dozens of lawmakers who gathered to celebrate the project's completion.  Ot 'ot':56 'st':24,59 'jim':36 'one':43 'rep':35 'u.s':34 'way':22 '1991':32 'kare':57 'morn':11 'need':17 'paul':60 'plan':30 'rail':3 'said':33 'begin':9 'cloud':25 'dozen':45 'feder':14 'final':5 'level':15 'night':40 'reach':4 'state':12 'celebr':51 'commut':2 'destin':6 'friday':39 'gather':49 'lawmak':47 'monday':10 'offici':8 'origin':29 'servic':7 'complet':55 'connect':19 'project':53 'oberstar':37,41 'northstar':1 'minneapoli':58 6690651 true true daylife KARE | Minneapolis & St. Paul http://www.kare11.com/ OK http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=828374 400299 Person democrat Thu Nov 19 22:01:29 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 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. ... '11':31 'lu':10 'day':32 'jim':11 'may':18 'yes':14 'agoo':33 'bill':22,30,45 'hous':16,25 'pass':26 'plan':3,49 'senat':36 'today':46 'derail':19 'reform':29,44 'repres':17 'reveal':38 'steven':1,47 'safetea':9 'version':40 'democrat':37 'oberstar':12 'healthcar':23,28,43 'safetea-lu':8 6738871 false true google blog Steven can plan http://www.stevevance.net/planning/ OK http://www.stevevance.net/planning/2009/11/whats-up-with-safetea-lu/ 400299 Person senator Wed Nov 18 22:01:21 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 "[S]enators would appreciate White House assistance in ending "the standoff" with the House, where transportation committee chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) continues to call for passage of his new six-year transport bill. ... '6':7 'd':31 'mn':32 'end':18 'jim':28 'key':4 'new':40 'six':42 'bill':45 'call':35 'd-mn':30 'enat':11 'hous':15,23 'issu':3,48 'push':6 'year':43 'feder':1,46 'month':8 'senat':5 'white':14 'would':12 'assist':16 'passag':37 'appreci':13 'continu':33 'safetea':9 'chairman':27 'committe':26 'oberstar':29 'six-year':41 'standoff':20 'transport':2,25,44,47 6733346 false true google blog Federal Transportation Issues http://wsdotfederalfunding.blogspot.com/ OK http://wsdotfederalfunding.blogspot.com/2009/11/key-senators-push-6-month-safetea-lu.html 400299 Person democrat Wed Nov 18 10:53:25 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Last year, Iraq War veteran Ashwin Madia fell 7.6 points shy of victory in what many Democrats hoped would be a repeat of DFLer Tim Walz's 2006 victory over six-term Representative Gil Gutknecht in the 1st CD. (Walz had served in the Nebraska and Minn 'cd':50 '1st':49 '7.6':19 'gil':45 'shi':21 'six':42 'tim':35 'war':14 '2006':38 'fell':18 'hope':28 'iraq':13 'last':11 'mani':26 'minn':58 'serv':53 'term':43 'walz':36,51 'year':12 'dfler':34 'madia':17 'point':20 'polit':2,60 'smart':1,59 'would':29 'ashwin':16 'common':4 'repeat':32 'repres':44 'servic':7 'veteran':15 'victori':23,39 'democrat':27 'militari':6 'nebraska':56 'six-term':41 'biographi':10 'gutknecht':46 6726147 false true google blog Smart Politics http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/smartpolitics/ OK http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/smartpolitics/2009/11/how_common_is_military_service.php 400299 Person senator Thu Nov 19 22:01:29 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 She added that senators would appreciate White House assistance in ending "the standoff" with the House, where transportation committee chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) continues to call for passage of his new six-year transport bill. ... 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Matsui began working on this legislation and held multiple hearings with the support of Tra '-4':26 '416':25 'act':15 'tra':50 '2009':17 'bill':5 'hear':45 'held':43 'hous':1,29 'pass':2,19 'vote':23 'work':38 'began':37 'cruis':3,8,10,53 'secur':12 'today':32 'vacat':6,51 'legisl':41 'matsui':36 'repres':31,35 'safeti':4,14 'vessel':11 'multipl':44 'support':48 'introduc':33 'bipartisan':22 6736204 false true google blog Vacation and Cruising http://cruisefever.biz/sale/ OK http://cruisefever.biz/sale/cruise-vacation/house-passes-cruise-safety-bill/ 400299 Person rep\. Wed Nov 18 22:01:21 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Rep. Matsui was contacted regarding the need for increased protections for Americans on cruise ships in 2006, when her constituent, Laurie Dishman, wrote to her for help, the ICV said in a press release. Dishman was the victim of a sexual assault ... Mats 'icv':35 'mat':49 'rep':7 '2006':23 'bill':6 'help':33 'hous':2 'need':13 'news':51,53 'pass':3 'said':36 'ship':21 'wire':54 'cruis':4,20,50,52 'lauri':27 'press':39 'wrote':29 'matsui':8 'regard':11 'releas':40 'safeti':5 'sexual':47 'victim':44 'assault':48 'contact':10 'dishman':28,41 'increas':15 'protect':16 '11/18/09':1 'american':18 'constitu':26 6733345 false true google blog Cruise News | Cruise News Wire http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/ OK http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/3416-111809-house-passes-cruise-safety-bill.html 400299 Person democrat Wed Nov 18 22:01:21 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.) has been making the case for such a Wall Street tax, and House leaders have started paying attention as they look for a way to pay for the jobs bill, leadership sources said. ... Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.) said 'd':12,52 'ed':9 'jim':49 'job':42 'pay':30,39 'rep':8 'tax':7,24 'way':37 'bill':43 'case':18 'colo':13 'hous':26 'look':34 'make':16 'minn':53 'said':46,54 'wall':22 'anoth':6 'sourc':45 'start':29 'attent':31 'd-colo':11 'd-minn':51 'leader':27 'propos':5 'street':23 'wonder':2,56 'chairman':48 'committe':47 'democrat':3 'oberstar':50 'perlmutt':10 'commonsens':1,55 'leadership':44 6733344 false true google blog Commonsense & Wonder http://commonsensewonder.blogspot.com/ OK http://commonsensewonder.blogspot.com/2009/11/democrats-will-propose-another-tax.html 400299 Person rep\. Tue Nov 17 22:04:32 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.) has been making the case for such a Wall Street tax, and House leaders have started paying attention as they look for a way to pay for the jobs bill, leadership sources said. ... Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.) said 'd':11,51 'ed':8 'dem':1 'eye':2 'jim':48 'job':41 'pay':29,38 'rep':7 'tax':5,23 'top':54 'way':36 'bill':42 'case':17 'colo':12 'hous':25 'look':33 'make':15 'minn':52 'news':55 'said':45,53 'wall':21 'sourc':44 'start':28 'stock':3 'trade':4 'attent':30 'd-colo':10 'd-minn':50 'leader':26 'street':22 'chairman':47 'committe':46 'oberstar':49 'perlmutt':9 'leadership':43 'thehill.com':6 6721459 false true google blog Top News http://www.hillnews.com/ OK http://thehill.com/homenews/house/68273-dems-eye-stock-trade-tax 400299 Person congress Wed Nov 18 22:01:21 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Rep. Matsui was contacted regarding the need for increased protections for Americans on cruise ships in 2006, when her constituent, Laurie Dishman, wrote to her for help. Ms. Dishman was the victim of a sexual assault while on a cruise ... Matsui immediat 'ms':37 'rep':10,52 'rss':54 '2006':26 'dori':6 'help':36 'hous':8 'need':16 'ship':24 'cruis':23,49 'lauri':30 'offic':3 'onlin':2 'wrote':32 'matsui':7,11,50,53 'regard':14 'sexual':44 'victim':41 'assault':45 'contact':13 'dishman':31,38 'increas':18 'protect':19 'american':21 'constitu':29 'immediat':51 'congresswoman':5 6733347 false true google blog Rep. Matsuis RSS http://www.matsui.house.gov/ OK http://www.matsui.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2128&Itemid=99999999 400299 Person rep\. Tue Nov 17 22:04:32 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 GOP Rep. John Kline also wants to block the suit. There's talk about passing another stimulus bill. DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar is mentioned. Pawlenty for Prez Watch. Gov. Pawlenty is headed to Austin, TX today. He appeared at a closed door ... 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