,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dfa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bb1 
#bjad ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,franken1 ,mr4 ,harkin1 and ,mr4       
,begich7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,honoring      
,james ,l4 ,oberstar as a remarkable    
public servant who served in ,congress  
with extraordinary dedication and       
purpose4  ,whereas ,james ,l4 ,oberstar 
was born on ,september #aj1 #aicd1 in   
,chisholm1 ,minnesota2 ,whereas ,james  
,l4 ,oberstar was a distinguished       
legislator who served #cf years in      
,congress1 from #aige to #bjaa1 as a    
member of the ,house of ,representatives
 from northern ,minnesota1 making him   
the longest serving ,congressman for the
 ,state of ,minnesota2 ,whereas ,james  
,l4 ,oberstar was an expert on public   
works and transportation issues and     
devoted his public career to improving  
transportation and infrastructure1      

including through his work as a staff   
member for ,john ,blatnik1 member of the
 ,house of ,representatives from        
,minnesota1 from #aifc to #aigd2        
,whereas ,james ,l4 ,oberstar was a     
staunch supporter of the iron ore       
industry in ,minnesota and fought       
tirelessly to keep the mines open1      
protect the rights of workers1 and      
improve safety conditions2 ,whereas1    
throughout his career1 ,james ,l4       
,oberstar secured ,federal funding for  
local communities for the development of
 bike lanes1 sidewalks1 biking trails1  
and hiking trails across ,minnesota and 
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,james ,l4
 ,oberstar was the ,chair of the        
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives during the #aajth and  
#aaath ,congress2 ,whereas ,james ,l4   
,oberstar was a supporter of the        
,federal ,safe ,routes to ,school       
,program which improves safety on       
walking and bicycling routes to school  

and encourages children and families to 
travel between home and school by       
walking or biking2 ,whereas ,james ,l4  
,oberstar introduced ,h4,r4 #ccaa during
 the #aajth ,congress to provide        
emergency funding to replace the        
,i-#ce,w bridge in ,minneapolis1        
,minnesota1 after its tragic collapse in
 #bjjg2 ,whereas ,james ,l4 ,oberstar   
was a strong advocate for improving     
aviation safety and served as ,chair of 
the ,subcommittee on ,aviation of the   
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives from #aihi to #aiid2   
and ,whereas ,james ,l4 ,oberstar was a 
tireless champion of maritime issues1   
particularly those on the ,great ,lakes1
 and on ,may #bd1 #bjaa1 the shipping   
vessel the ,honorable ,james ,l4        
,oberstar was christened in ,duluth1    
,minnesota3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 honors ,james  
,l4 ,oberstar as a remarkable public    
servant who served in ,congress with    

extraordinary dedication and purpose2   
7#b7 remembers the work ,james ,l4      
,oberstar accomplished to improve       
transportation1 infrastructure1 and mine
 safety2 and  7#c7 recognizes the       
indelible legacy ,james ,l4 ,oberstar   
has left on the ,state of ,minnesota and
 the ,united ,states4