{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://nolan.house.gov//media-center/in-the-news/duluth-news-tribune-eh-house-passes-measure-to-rename-highway-for-oberstar", "Duluth News Tribune: Eh?: House passes measure to rename highway for Oberstar", "2014-12-11", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Rick Nolan", "N000127", "nolan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "A bill to rename portions of Interstate 35 in memory of longtime U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., has passed the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced Monday. The measure was backed by Klobuchar, U.S. Sen. Al Franken and U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, all Democrats from Minnesota.\nKlobuchar and Franken have introduced similar legislation in the Senate.\nOberstar, who died on May 3, was born in Chisholm and represented the residents of northern Minnesota for 36 years.\n\u201cJim never forgot his roots,\u201d Klobuchar said in a statement. \u201cHe took the fighting spirit of the people of northern Minnesota to Washington, and he used it to support critical transportation projects in our state. It\u2019s only fitting that one of our state\u2019s highways bear Jim\u2019s name as a lasting marker of his legacy of service, and today\u2019s action moves us one step closer to making that happen.\u201d\n\u00a0\u201cWhen Jim Oberstar passed away, he left a remarkable legacy \u2014 in Minnesota and all around the country,\u201d Franken said in a statement. \u201cBy the time Jim \u2014 a consummate public servant \u2014 rose to the chairmanship of the House Transportation Committee, he knew more about transportation than anyone in this country.\n\u201cIt\u2019s fitting that these sections of highway ultimately be renamed in his honor.\u201d\nLawmakers also have introduced a bill to rename the Chisholm post office after the former chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; that bill passed the Senate last week.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://nolan.house.gov//media-center/in-the-news/duluth-news-tribune-eh-house-passes-measure-to-rename-highway-for-oberstar"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3326420448720455, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}