House Proceeding 07-23-09 on Jul 23rd, 2009 :: 0:20:15 to 0:22:05
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James L. Oberstar: gallon of diesel fuel can take one ton of cargo from washington, d.c. to boston, massachusetts. i don't know another mode of transportation that's that fuel efficient. you get cars off the road, get trucks off the road and don't create the greenhouse gases everybody is wried about. i think this is -- i'd be happy

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Speech By: James L. Oberstar

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James L. Oberstar: to yield to the chairman. >> i fully subscribe to the wise words he's express and the history he's unveiled of the evolution of passenger rail in this country and the gentleman from florida, mr. mica, my partner on the committee on transportation infrastructure

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James L. Oberstar: -- mr. latham: i yield the gentleman two more minutes. mr. oberstar: we worked together with the gentleman from ohio to craft an amtrak authorization bill that opens the door to private sector investment, creates a sustainable path for the future of surface high speed intercity passenger rail in this country.

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James L. Oberstar: with the gentleman's leadership now on the appropriations committee, we're beginning going to advance that cause. i thank him for that forthright statement and i'm dede-lighted he's continuing to be such a strong advocate and i take this opportunity to thank my colleague on the committee, the gentleman from florida, for the partnership we've had in

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James L. Oberstar: advancing the cause of high speed intercity passenger rail. >> i would say, if you want to talk about transportation, you talk to mr. oberstar. i've learned so much of what i've learned in in th congress from sitting on the other side of the aisle. i spent 14 years on his committee, the authorizing

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James L. Oberstar: committee we always chafed at the appropriators authorizing