| Full Name: | James 'Jim' L. Oberstar |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Jean; 6 Children: Ted, Noelle, Annie, Monica, Lindsey, Charlie |
| Birth Date: | 09/10/1934 |
| Birth Place: | Chisholm, MN |
| Home City: | Chisholm, MN |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
Summary
James 'Jim' L. Oberstar
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
HR 847 - 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
Legislation (Did Not Vote)
Dec. 22, 2010 - Establishes the World Trade Center Health Program, beginning July 1, 2011, to provide the following (Sec. 101): Medical monitoring and treatment benefits to ...
HR 2751 - FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
Legislation (Yea)
Dec. 21, 2010 - Specifies that if the Secretary determines, based on gathered information, that there is a reasonable probability that ingesting an article of food will cause ...
HR 3082 - Continuing Appropriations
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
Dec. 21, 2010 - Amends "The Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011" to extend the expiration date from December 3, 2010, to March 4, 2011 (Sec. 1). ...
Recent Public Statements
Letter to the Honorable Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense
Dec. 2, 2010 - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and the Minnesota Congressional Delegation today urged Department of Defense Secretary Robert Gates to help Fairview Health Services continue to provide ...
T&I Marks Up GSA, Corps Resolutions
Dec. 2, 2010 - In his final markup as Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Rep. James L. Oberstar (Minn.) presided over the approval of several General ...
Latest ARRA Report Shows 94% of Funds Utilized
More Public Statements
Dec. 2, 2010 - Highway, transit, and wastewater formula projects totaling $35.6 billion funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are either out to bid, under contract, under ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | Irregular Times/Progressive Patriots/That's My Congress Net Congressional Score | 62% |
| 2009-2010 | Irregular Times/Progressive Patriots/That's My Congress Regressive Action Score | 11 |
| 2009-2010 | Irregular Times/Progressive Patriots/That's My Congress Progressive Action Score | 35% |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Jim Oberstar refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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View James 'Jim' L. Oberstar's Minnesota Congressional Election 2008 Political Courage Test
