House Proceeding on Mar 18th, 2009 :: 0:41:10 to 0:43:45
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James L. Oberstar: table. mr. oberstar: the ways and means committee they completed action on the extension bill for the f.a. authorization before i could reach the house floor from a hearing, the committee on transportation and infrastructure next generation aviation technology for f.a.

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Speech By: James L. Oberstar

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James L. Oberstar: and i wanted to be here to thank the chairman, chairman rangel, and the ranking repu quickly. and without dispute or without a recorded vote. but to supplement those comments by observing that the committee on transportation and infrastructure has done its

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James L. Oberstar: work. in the last congress we reported the four-year authorization for f.a., but the other body didn't act on it. so we quickly moved our bill wi bipartisan support through committee march 5, just earlier

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James L. Oberstar: great ma upgrades in the operations of f.a.a. and provide authority for theext generation technology. again, the other body is not prepared to act. now, the reason that we ne an extension through the end of this fiscal year is to avoid disruption in the airport

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James L. Oberstar: improvement program. if we have a stop and go, a three-month extension and another three-month extension, then the funding for the airport grants for increasing capacity on the air side of airports will stop and go as well. that's not good public investment strategy. this.

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James L. Oberstar: the other body simply is not ready to move ahead with full consideration of the bill. we should be able to do that in a matter of days. unfo ready to do that. i just want to make it clear that the committee on transportation and infrastructure in partnership with the committee on ways and means is ready to do the job of

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James L. Oberstar: the house in moving the agenda forward and continuing the modernization of the air traffic control system, rebuilding the air traffic control work force and investing in the hard side of airports. and we will continue to do that. we stand ready. we await, althougour patience

0:43:25 to 0:43:46( Edit History Discussion )

James L. Oberstar: is running out, await the administration's proposal for the revenue stream for the f.a.a. and the air traffic with those remarks, mr. sp balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? mr. diaz-balart: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to have my name removed as a co-sponsor of h.r. 968.