Oberstar Says Highways are the Road to Economic Recovery

Minnesota Congressman Jim Oberstar is urging the passage of a jobs bill to put construction workers back on the job building roads and bridges. Oberstar is Chairman of the Transportation Committee. At a hearing in Washington today, he said Minnesota has $218-million in outstanding road and bridge project that need to get done. The 8th District Minnesota Congressman says investing in infrastructure is a good way restoring the nation's economic health. He says he will stand in the way of any efforts to outsource those construction jobs outside of the U.S.