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Oberstar Statement on Obama Infrastructure Plan
Washington DC – Congressman Jim Oberstar today released the following statement on President Obama’s national transportation infrastructure plan: “I am very pleased that the President wants to build on the success of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act with further investment in our national transportation infrastructure. ..." Read more... |
July - August
Oberstar Airline Safety Bill Passes House 16 Years after Hibbing Plane Crash
Friday, July 30, 2010
Washington DC – Congressman Jim Oberstar is certain that the third time will be the charm for his bill to improve safety and pilot training requirements for regional airlines. Late last night, a temporary extension of the current FAA law passed the House of Representatives with Oberstar’s safety legislation attached, the legislation is expected to pass in the Senate today.
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Friday, July 30, 2010
Washington DC – Congressman Jim Oberstar is certain that the third time will be the charm for his bill to improve safety and pilot training requirements for regional airlines. Late last night, a temporary extension of the current FAA law passed the House of Representatives with Oberstar’s safety legislation attached, the legislation is expected to pass in the Senate today.
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Transportation, Housing Bill Includes Minnesota Projects
Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 5:05 PM
Washington DC – Four projects for Northeast Minnesota have been included in the appropriations bill that funds the nation’s transportation and housing programs at the request of Congressman Jim Oberstar. The FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill will come up for final passage by the U.S. House of Representatives today, it is expected to pass. The $67 billion funding bill addresses the important challenges of keeping our transportation system safe and strong, ensuring that every American has adequate shelter, and doing so in a way that strengthens the economy.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 5:05 PM
Washington DC – Four projects for Northeast Minnesota have been included in the appropriations bill that funds the nation’s transportation and housing programs at the request of Congressman Jim Oberstar. The FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill will come up for final passage by the U.S. House of Representatives today, it is expected to pass. The $67 billion funding bill addresses the important challenges of keeping our transportation system safe and strong, ensuring that every American has adequate shelter, and doing so in a way that strengthens the economy.
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Oberstar Unveils New Database to Track Member-Designated Transportation Projects
Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 1:10 PM
Washington DC – The public will be able to search electronically for Member-designated projects submitted by any Member of the House of Representatives in legislation originating in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the 110th (2007-08) and 111th (2009-10) Congresses, thanks to a new database the Committee unveiled today. Congressman Jim Oberstar, Chairman of the Transportation Committee, announced that Member-designated projects included in H.R. 5892, “the Water Resources Development Act of 2010”, which was introduced yesterday, and other Committee bills are now publicly available on the Committee’s website.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 1:10 PM
Washington DC – The public will be able to search electronically for Member-designated projects submitted by any Member of the House of Representatives in legislation originating in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the 110th (2007-08) and 111th (2009-10) Congresses, thanks to a new database the Committee unveiled today. Congressman Jim Oberstar, Chairman of the Transportation Committee, announced that Member-designated projects included in H.R. 5892, “the Water Resources Development Act of 2010”, which was introduced yesterday, and other Committee bills are now publicly available on the Committee’s website.
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Oberstar Water Resources Bill Benefits Northeast Minnesota
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Washington DC - The WRDA bill authorizes and funds many of the national water projects that benefit Duluth and the Great Lakes. The legislation increases the amount the Corps can spend on the Two Harbors Safe Harbor project from $7 million to $14 million. The amount was increased to account for inflation. The lifetime authorization of the Corps 569 program will be increased to $54 million under this legislation. Oberstar created the Section 569 program to fund water infrastructure projects in Northeast Minnesota.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Washington DC - The WRDA bill authorizes and funds many of the national water projects that benefit Duluth and the Great Lakes. The legislation increases the amount the Corps can spend on the Two Harbors Safe Harbor project from $7 million to $14 million. The amount was increased to account for inflation. The lifetime authorization of the Corps 569 program will be increased to $54 million under this legislation. Oberstar created the Section 569 program to fund water infrastructure projects in Northeast Minnesota.
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