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Oberstar Announces $53.9 Million Grant for Northstar Corridor
Washington DC – The Northstar Commuter Rail project is moving ahead at full throttle. Today, Congressman Jim Oberstar announced that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded the project an installment of $53.9 million to fund the construction of the 40-mile commuter rail line, which will run from Minneapolis to Big Lake. Read more... |
May-June 2008
Oberstar Speaks on "Harsh Realities" of Record Diesel Prices
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Washington DC – Congressman Jim Oberstar submitted the following statement for the record at today’s hearing on the rising costs of diesel fuel. “Consumers, who are squeezed by having to pay $3.61 per gallon at the pump, are hit again with escalating costs for food and other basic consumer goods, in part due to the rising costs of getting these goods to market.”
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Voyageurs National Park to Launch New Tour Boat
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Washington DC – Funding has been approved to return tour boat service to Voyageurs National Park. Today, the National Park Service announced that it will spend $1.4 million to build a new 49-passenger tour boat. It is scheduled to be launched for its first tour in 2010.
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Washington DC – Funding has been approved to return tour boat service to Voyageurs National Park. Today, the National Park Service announced that it will spend $1.4 million to build a new 49-passenger tour boat. It is scheduled to be launched for its first tour in 2010.
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Northland Airports Receive FAA Grants
Friday, May 02, 2008
Washington DC – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding more than $2.4 million to airports in ten communities in Northeast Minnesota, Congressman Jim Oberstar announced today. The funding will be used to upgrade and maintain airport facilities, as well as purchase equipment to assist with airport operations.
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Friday, May 02, 2008
Washington DC – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding more than $2.4 million to airports in ten communities in Northeast Minnesota, Congressman Jim Oberstar announced today. The funding will be used to upgrade and maintain airport facilities, as well as purchase equipment to assist with airport operations.
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Year Five of Mission Accomplished and No End in Sight
Friday, May 02, 2008
Washington DC - Five years after President Bush proclaimed “mission accomplished” in Iraq, Congressman Jim Oberstar says there is no clear plan to bring U.S. troops home. “Our troops and money are all being channeled into a regional religious and political conflict between varying factions of Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq. Meanwhile Iran is gaining more influence and Al Qaeda in Iraq and the Taliban in Afghanistan are slowly getting stronger,” said Oberstar.
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Friday, May 02, 2008
Washington DC - Five years after President Bush proclaimed “mission accomplished” in Iraq, Congressman Jim Oberstar says there is no clear plan to bring U.S. troops home. “Our troops and money are all being channeled into a regional religious and political conflict between varying factions of Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq. Meanwhile Iran is gaining more influence and Al Qaeda in Iraq and the Taliban in Afghanistan are slowly getting stronger,” said Oberstar.
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