O000006 1934-09-10 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] N00001806 9899 Democrat 202-225-6211 Roman Catholic MN Jim James Oberstar 3.5 http://www.oberstar.house.gov/ 400299 Person democrat Fri Nov 06 22:02:46 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...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 'd':49 'mi':50 'jim':30 'new':20 'rep':24,35,45 'tim':25 'bill':21 'card':6 'd-mi':48 'erik':36 'hous':1 'join':38 'sign':17 'take':14 'upon':16 'vote':2,41 'walz':26 'week':9 'betti':46 'would':10 'collin':27 'consum':7 'credit':5 'effect':15 'measur':44 'reform':13 'ellison':39 'paulsen':37 'protect':8 'democrat':23 'mccollum':47 'oberstar':31 'peterson':28 'minnesota':22,33 'republican':34 'credit-card':4 'minnpost.com':51 6603029 true true daylife MinnPost.com http://www.minnpost.com/ OK http://www.minnpost.com/cynthiadizikes/2009/11/06/13256/house_votes_on_credit-card_consumer_protections 400299 Person sen\. Fri Nov 06 10:56:06 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...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 'ami':5 'ban':13 'dfl':23,37 'jim':25 'mpr':47 'odd':33 'rep':24 'sen':4,38 'tom':39 'also':10 'bakk':40 'fund':36 'hous':30 'want':11,41 'daili':2 'devic':16 'focus':46 'radio':50 'white':29 'digest':3 'public':49 'cockpit':19 'mention':8 'session':44 'special':43 'aircraft':22 'commerci':21 'oberstar':26 'wireless':15 'klobuchar':6,9 'minnesota':48 'transport':35 6597055 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_727.shtml?refid=0 400299 Person rep\. Fri Nov 06 22:02:46 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...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 'd':34 '8.4':16 '8.5':26 'jim':31 'rep':30 'use':50 'cash':11 'hous':2 'minn':35 'said':29 'vote':4 'addit':44 'deleg':3 'state':14,24 'strap':9 'd-minn':33 'econom':45 'extend':6 'famili':49 'provid':42 'worker':21 'benefit':8,40 'jobless':7 'percent':17,27 'oberstar':32 'stimulus':46 'unemploy':18,28 'minnesota':1 'statement':38 'minnpost.com':52 6603027 true true daylife MinnPost.com http://www.minnpost.com/ OK http://www.minnpost.com/cynthiadizikes/2009/11/06/13252/minnesota_house_delegation_votes_to_extend_jobless_benefits 400299 Person congress Wed Nov 04 22:07:21 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...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 '3':25,57 '5':51 '6':15 '8':32 '000':34 '028':17 '056':27 '076':59 '202':58 '213':16 '479':52 '538':53 '633':33 '793':26 'dfl':35 'end':20,30,63 'jim':37 'low':19,62 'mpr':65 'one':4 'rep':36 'hous':42 'rang':13,55 'asset':23 'deleg':46 'keith':1 'radio':68 'upper':29 'averag':12,48 'member':8,43 'public':67 'wealth':49 'ellison':2 'poorest':7 'congress':10 'oberstar':38 'minnesota':66 'wealthiest':41 6580568 true true daylife MPR | Minnesota Public Radio http://www.mpr.org/ OK http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2009/11/keith_ellison_i.shtml?refid=0 400299 Person congress Wed Nov 04 22:07:21 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...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 'el':40 'dfl':37 'jim':8 'mpr':50 'rep':7 'say':32 'sen':23 '2008':36 'host':43 'rais':3,19 'well':14 'clark':6,25,47 'known':15 'money':4,20 'radio':53 'state':22 'candid':39 'endors':38 'latest':12 'novemb':49 'public':52 'tarryl':24 'campaign':27 'congress':29 'democrat':17 'fundrais':31,45 'oberstar':1,9,33 'minnesota':16,51 'well-known':13 'tinklenberg':41 6580569 true true daylife MPR | Minnesota Public Radio http://www.mpr.org/ OK http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2009/11/oberstar_to_rai.shtml?refid=0 400299 Person rep\. Mon Nov 02 10:52:01 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...He says if the program doesn't work it's an airline problem because of bad schedules. "It's not a government problem," said Rep. Oberstar. "I'm not just going to sit back and see the people of northeast Minnesota left behind because the airlines are onl 'm':37 'go':40 'st':60 'bad':25 'fed':3 'onl':57 'rep':34 'say':11 'see':45 'sit':42 'u.s':8 'back':43 'citi':9 'kstp':58 'left':51 'paul':61 'said':33 'work':17 'doesn':15 'peopl':47 'small':7 'track':1 'airlin':21,55 'behind':52 'flight':5 'govern':31 'subsid':4 'problem':22,32 'program':14 'schedul':26 'oberstar':35 'minnesota':50 'northeast':49 'minneapoli':59 6557543 true true daylife KSTP | Minneapolis & St. Paul http://kstp.com/ OK http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1226499.shtml?cat=1 400299 Person sen\. Tue Nov 03 10:51:58 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...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 'al':14 'ami':10 'dfl':8,12,16,24 'gov':41 'jim':26 'job':36 'mpr':47 'rep':17,25 'say':28,43 'sen':9,13 'hous':6,31 'list':23 'creat':37 'daili':2 'guest':7 'radio':50 'think':45 'white':5,30 'collin':18 'digest':3 'public':49 'franken':15 'oberstar':27 'pawlenti':42 'peterson':19 'stimulus':40 'klobuchar':11 'minnesota':48 'transport':35 'undercount':33 6566927 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_723.shtml?refid=0 400299 Person democrat Sat Oct 31 21:59:04 -0500 2009 Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0500 2009 Even a fleet of bulldozers wasn't enough to ram through a deal last week on a long-term highway bill sought by Minnesota Democrat Jim Oberstar, chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. A caravan of bulldozers on the 'jim':35 'ram':18 'u.s':40 'bill':4,30 'deal':21 'even':9 'hous':41 'last':22 'long':27 'star':53 'term':28 'wasn':14 'week':23 'fleet':11 'stuck':6 'enough':16 'sought':31 'tribun':54 'bulldoz':13,49 'caravan':47 'highway':3,29 'chairman':37 'committe':45 'democrat':34 'oberstar':1,36 'long-term':26 'minnesota':33 'transport':42 'minneapoli':52 'infrastructur':44 6546148 true true daylife Minneapolis Star Tribune http://www.startribune.com/ OK http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/68077522.html 400299 Person congress Fri Oct 30 10:52:14 -0500 2009 Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...care bill. Some members of Congress are suggesting a $150 billion "front-loaded" transportation stimulus next year. DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar is mentioned. The following HTML tags are allowed in your comments: + Bold: Text + Italic: Text + Link:... '150':13 'dfl':22 'jim':24 'mpr':42 'rep':23 'tag':31 'bill':5 'bold':37 'care':4 'html':30 'ital':39 'link':41 'load':17 'next':20 'text':38,40 'year':21 'allow':33 'daili':2 'front':16 'radio':45 'digest':3 'follow':29 'member':7 'public':44 'billion':14 'comment':36 'mention':27 'suggest':11 'congress':9 'oberstar':25 'stimulus':19 'minnesota':43 'transport':18 'front-load':15 6531697 true true daylife MPR | Minnesota Public Radio http://www.mpr.org/ OK http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2009/10/the_daily_diges_722.shtml?refid=0 400299 Person senate Sat Oct 31 21:59:04 -0500 2009 Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...from a proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule that aims to reduce sulfur emissions. The exemption — pushed by Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., and Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wis., — was attached to the Interior Appropriations bill. “Laying up half of the 'd':33,40 'aim':20 'epa':10 'jim':30 'lay':49 'rep':29,36 'wis':41 'bill':48 'dave':37 'half':51 'hous':2 'lake':7 'minn':34 'obey':38 'pass':3 'push':27 'rule':11,18 'ship':8 'agenc':17 'd-wis':39 'emiss':24 'great':6 'reduc':22 'senat':1 'attach':43 'd-minn':32 'exempt':5,26 'legisl':4 'propos':14 'sulfur':23 'protect':16 'appropri':47 'interior':46 'oberstar':31 'environment':15 'minnpost.com':54 6546149 true true daylife MinnPost.com http://www.minnpost.com/ OK http://www.minnpost.com/cynthiadizikes/2009/10/30/13043/senate_house_pass_legislation_exempting_great_lakes_ships_from_epa_rule 400299 Person congress Fri Nov 06 22:02:41 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Jim Oberstar (Minn.) Solomon Ortiz (Texas) Voted no on climate change bill. Ciro Rodriguez (Texas) Voted no on climate measure. Loretta Sanchez (Calif.) Has gone from “yes” to undecided. Heath Shuler (N.C.) Zack Space (Ohio) Voted yes on Energy and Co 'co':52 'air':2,54 'dem':8 'hot':1,53 'jim':12 'n.c':43 'top':55 'yes':38,48 'bill':23 'blog':3 'ciro':24 'gone':36 'minn':14 'ohio':46 'pick':56 'texa':17,26 'vote':18,27,47 'zack':44 'admit':7 'break':5 'calif':34 'chang':22 'heath':41 'hoyer':6 'ortiz':16 'space':45 'archiv':4 'climat':21,30 'energi':50 'measur':31 'shuler':42 'loretta':32 'sanchez':33 'solomon':15 'undecid':40 'oberstar':13 'rodriguez':25 6603019 false true google blog Hot Air » Top Picks http://www.hotair.com/ OK http://hotair.com/archives/2009/11/06/breaking-hoyer-admits-dems-dont-have-the-votes-for-pelosi-plan/ 400299 Person rep\. Fri Nov 06 22:02:42 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Hare pushes support of raising Mississippi River levees. From sj-r.com: Hare, D-Ill., presented the signatures of his constituents to Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. ... 'd':21,34 'ill':22 'jim':31 'rep':30 'top':45 'hare':1,9,19 'hous':39 'leve':8,16 'minn':35 'push':2,10 'rais':5,13 'd-ill':20 'river':7,15 'stori':46 'd-minn':33 'present':23 'support':3,11 'chairman':36 'committe':43 'constitu':28 'oberstar':32 'signatur':25 'sj-r.com':18 'transport':40 'mississippi':6,14 'infrastructur':42 'quincynews.org':44 6603024 false true google blog QuincyNews.org Top Stories http://www.quincynews.org/local-news.html OK http://www.quincynews.org/local-news/hare-pushes-support-of-raising-mississippi-river-levees.html 400299 Person rep\. Fri Nov 06 22:02:41 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 There was some doubt on this one; while Peterson is one of the bluest of the blue dogs, and represents a fundamentally conservative part of Minnesota, his vote seemed to some observers (including Rep. Bachmann, whom Ed and I interviewed ... And get on the 'ed':48 'dog':29 'get':53 'one':18,22 'rep':45 'way':8 'blog':5 'blow':11 'blue':28 'dark':4,59 'part':35 'seem':40 'shot':1,56 'vote':39 'wind':10 'doubt':15 'archiv':6 'bluest':25 'includ':44 'observ':43 'repres':31 'conserv':34 'bachmann':46 'peterson':20 'fundament':33 'interview':51 'minnesota':37 6603020 false true google blog Shot in the Dark http://www.shotinthedark.info/wp/ OK http://www.shotinthedark.info/wp/?p=6023 400299 Person sen\. Fri Nov 06 10:56:02 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 DFL Rep. Tim Walz is named to a Railroad Subcomittee. DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar and the White House are at odds over transportation funding. 2010 Race for Governor. R.T. Rybak forms his committee for governor. DFL Sen. ... 'dfl':8,18,43 'jim':20 'odd':28 'r.t':36 'rep':9,19 'sen':44 'tim':10 '2010':32 'form':38 'fund':31 'hous':25 'name':13 'race':33 'walz':11 'daili':2 'radio':7 'rybak':37 'white':24 'digest':3 'public':6 'committe':40 'governor':35,42 'oberstar':21 'polinaut':4,45 'railroad':16 'minnesota':5 'transport':30 'subcomitte':17 6597053 false true google blog Polinaut http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/ OK http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2009/11/the_daily_diges_727.shtml 400299 Person democrat Fri Nov 06 22:02:42 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Jim Oberstar (Minn.) Solomon Ortiz (Texas) Voted no on climate change bill. Rep. Tom Perriello (D-Va.) undecided (I'm not commenting. But he reportedly told MSNBC Morning Joe yesterday “I've moved a lot closer to yes,” but I haven't ... 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Tom Perriello (D-Va.) undecided (I’m not comm 'd':44 'm':48 'va':45 'fan':8 'jim':14,28 'rep':40 'tom':41 'aclu':53 'ariz':27 'bill':39 'comm':50 'd-va':43 'hous':3 'minn':30 'stop':51 'texa':33 'utah':16 'vote':4,21,34 'chang':38 'count':5 'harri':25 'ortiz':32 'payer':12 'senat':18 'singl':11 'climat':37 'financ':19 'measur':20 'prefer':17 'current':1 'mitchel':26 'solomon':31 'undecid':46 'approach':13 'committe':24 'democrat':2 'matheson':15 'oberstar':29 'healthcar':7 'perriello':42 'single-pay':10 6603028 false true daylife Stop The ACLU http://www.stoptheaclu.com/ OK http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/stoptheaclu/cxLr/~3/nGHVjv1LeOA/ 400299 Person congress Sat Nov 07 10:49:54 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 As House transport committee chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) told David Rogers of Politico, "The concrete is cracking." But even if the White House is prepared to abandon its insistence on an 18-month extension of current law, how to pay for new .. 'd':19 '18':44 'mn':20 'jim':16 'law':49 'los':2,56 'new':54 'pay':52 'd-mn':18 'even':31 'hous':12,35 'load':10 'told':21 'angel':3,57 'crack':7,29 'david':22 'front':9 'month':45 'roger':23 'white':34 'extens':46 'insist':41 'prepar':37 'abandon':39 'concret':5,27 'current':48 'chairman':15 'committe':14 'oberstar':17 'politico':25 'transport':13 'front-load':8 'streetsblog':1,55 6607704 false true google blog Streetsblog Los Angeles http://la.streetsblog.org/ OK http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/11/06/%E2%80%98the-concrete-is-cracking%E2%80%99-front-loaded-new-transport-bill-gains-steam/ 400299 Person congress Sat Nov 07 10:49:54 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 On Tuesday afternoon, Congressman Phil Hare (D-IL) presented House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) with 7000 signatures from his constituents in support of raising the levees along the Upper ... 'd':15,27 'il':16 'mn':28 'jim':24 '7000':30 'd-il':14 'd-mn':26 'hare':1,13 'hous':18 'leve':3,40 'news':44 'phil':12 'rais':38 'along':41 'petit':4 'upper':43 'present':2,17 'support':36 'tuesday':9 'chairman':6,23 'committe':22 'constitu':34 'oberstar':7,25 'signatur':31 'afternoon':10 'transport':19 'congressman':11 'infrastructur':21 6607705 false true google blog NEWS http://www.regionaldailynews.com/blog-news.php OK http://www.regionaldailynews.com/2009_11_01_archive-news.php#244837809846289974 400299 Person senator Thu Nov 05 22:05:08 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 It will just be a bill designed, inexplicably, to cater solely to the sensibility of one senator -- whose views aren't representative of her party, a majority of her constituents, OR, MOST IMPORTANT, THE VIEWS, NEEDS AND PREFERENCES OF THE VAST NUMBER 'one':26 'aren':30 'bill':16 'hous':2 'need':46 'pass':4 'sole':21 'vast':51 'view':29,45 'cater':20 'major':37 'parti':35 'polit':10 'senat':27 'whose':28 'design':17 'import':43 'number':52 'option':7 'pelosi':1 'prefer':48 'public':6 'repres':32 'sensibl':24 'constitu':40 'inexplic':18 'talkleft':8,53 6592772 false true google blog TalkLeft http://www.talkleft.com/ OK http://www.talkleft.com/story/2009/11/5/13201/9422 400299 Person rep\. Fri Nov 06 22:02:41 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 NPR's Adam Hochberg will profile one of Rep. Jim Oberstar's favorite programs -- the Essential Air Service program, in which the government funnels millions to airlines to run mostly-empty planes to middle-of-nowhere airports. ... '8':3 'air':28 'cut':10,52 'jim':21 'npr':12 'one':18 'rep':20 'run':40 'adam':14 'blom':8 'five':1 'most':42 'news':9,51 'time':6 'empti':43 'middl':47 'plane':44 'airlin':38 'funnel':35 'govern':34 'nowher':49 'profil':17 'servic':29 '11/5/09':4 'airport':50 'essenti':27 'favorit':24 'million':36 'program':25,30 'hochberg':15 'oberstar':22 'minnesota':11 'mostly-empti':41 'middle-of-nowher':46 6603021 false true google blog News Cut http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/?refid=0 OK http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2009/11/five_at_8_-_11509.shtml