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House Extends Firefighters Grant Program
Washington DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to continue a program that has helped dozens of fire departments in Northeast Minnesota get the latest equipment and training.


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November - December
Oberstar Votes in Favor of Historic Health Care Reform
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Washington DC - Tonight, Congressman Jim Oberstar voted in favor of  HR 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, legislation to provide affordable quality health care for all Americans.


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Oberstar's Statement for the Congressional Record on the Passage of HR 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act
Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Madam Speaker, throughout my service in the House of Representatives, I have been a strong proponent for a national health care system to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable health care.
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Congress Extends Unemployment Benefits and Homebuyers Credit
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Washington DC – Legislation to extend unemployment benefits and the Homebuyer Tax Credit program passed the U.S. House of Representatives today and is now on its way to President Obama to be signed into law.  The bill corrects what Congressman Jim Oberstar calls a “gross oversight in the House bill,” by extending the unemployment benefits for an additional 14 weeks in all 50 states, instead of limiting the extension to the 31 states with the highest unemployment
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