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      <excerpt>...NHTSA's limited resources to best accomplish the agency's safety mission, the petition is denied,&quot; the document said. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said that the nascent investigation into Toyota has so far raised &quot;significant questions&quot; about the action</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>far from clear. GOP leaders insisted on starting from scratch. But many Democrats want to use their party's remaining parliamentary muscle to enact their plans with as few changes as possible. 
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