Healthcare Debate Must Deal With Facts
Duluth News Tribune
by Congressman Jim Oberstar
Throughout my service in Congress, paying for health care has been the most recurrent theme and deepest concern to the greatest number of 8th District residents, with the possible exception of keeping or finding a job. The most dire fear of people in the work force is losing their health insurance. The most vexing issue for policymakers is to contain costs and ensure access to care for our fellow citizens that is affordable at the individual, employer and national level. Today’s debate... » Read more
Oberstar Talks Health Reform with Med Students
WDIO Eyewitness News Like many elected leaders, Congressman Jim Oberstar is talking health care reform with his constituents. On Wednesday he heard from medical students at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. An abundance of suggestions for reform floated about the room of about 11 students and a few physicians, but all seemed to agree on one idea. "It is a moral obligation to make health care accessible for everybody," said Jonathan Germschied, a first-year student. Tort reform, physician shortages and challenges in rural communities were also points of discussion. What may... » Read more
Nation's Mayors Commend Oberstar's Plan for Metro Mobility
USNewswire Led by U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) President Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, the nation's mayors today commended House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James L. Oberstar's inclusion of a Metropolitan Mobility Program in his Blueprint for the Surface Transportation Authorization of 2009. "The Conference's top priority in the next federal surface transportation authorization is the creation of a robust Metropolitan Mobility Program," said Mayor Nickels on the heels of his inauguration as spokesperson for the organization of U.S. mayors. Referencing a report ... » Read more
Oberstar: Feds to Pay $2.4 Million for Duluth Water Projects
Duluth News Tribune Duluth will benefit from millions of dollars recently awarded to a federal program that pays for water treatment projects in Northeastern Minnesota, according to a news release from U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Chisholm. The release said Duluth will receive about $2.4 million of the $10 million awarded to the program by the American Recovery Act. The money will help pay for lining for sanitary sewers and an overflow storage facility in eastern Duluth. Duluth is under federal order... » Read more
Duluth International Airport Receives Stimulus Grant
Oberstar.org The Federal Aviation Administration received a $1.1 billion grant from the economic stimulus bill aimed at funding airport improvements. Because the Duluth airport’s project was “shovel-ready,” the airport authority was chosen as a recipient of over $7 million in funding to create a new terminal at the airport serving Duluth and much of Northeast Minnesota. The economic stimulus bill specifically targeted “shovel-ready” projects in the legislation to avoid any delay in creating jobs... » Read more
Oberstar: Federal Aid to Bring Minnesota Jobs Quickly
Duluth News Tribune U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar says the stimulus package approved by the U.S. House would put 12,000 Minnesotans to work on transportation and infrastructure projects by June. The Minnesota Democrat... » Read more
