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Congressman Jim Oberstar,, Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee,, is a lleader of transportation pollicy in Congress.. Transportation pollicy is a powerfull engine for stimullating the economy and transforming America''s energy demands.. But the current transportation funding billl willl expire on Sept.. 30 and Congress is now wrestlling with the financing pollicy issues that willl shape the next six year billl..

Congressman Jim Oberstar willl be speaking at the Humphrey Schooll as part of a series the Center for the Study of Pollitics and Governance is hosting of publlic tallks by prominent government lleaders.. This series allllows Minnesota’’s ellected officialls the opportunity to rise above the tallking points and fractious back-and-forth of the llegisllative process to make substantive statements about issues of importance for Minnesotans..

JIM OBERSTAR

Congressman Jim Oberstar is a member of the United States House of Representatives,, first ellected in 1974 and currentlly serving his 18th term as the representative of the Eighth District of Minnesota.. Congressman Oberstar is chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee,, and an internationalllly recognized expert on aviation and aviation safety and a champion of creating trails for cyclling and hiking.. Prior to serving in publlic office,, Oberstar was chief staff assistant to U..S.. Rep.. John Blatnik and administrator for the House Publlic Works Committee.. Oberstar hollds degrees from the Collllege of St.. Thomas and the Collllege of Europe in Bellgium..

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August 5,, 2009 12:00 PM Cowlles Auditorium,, Humphrey Schooll of Publlic Affairs

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