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      <excerpt>...state.&quot; But this won't help people whose benefits expire in 2010. Additional legislation -- already being called for by Rep. Sandy Levin, a Royal Oak Democrat -- will be needed, and he's confident it will pass. It is also not clear who stands to get an </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...votes, several staffers raced up and down those stairs, as did Reps. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), Jos&#233; Serrano (D-N.Y.) and Sandy Levin (D-Mich.). Most people were too focused on their bosses, BlackBerrys or armloads of accordion folders to look up at the</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Sandy Levin (D-Mich.) says he signed a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to reject the Senate Finance Committee&#8217;s proposed excise tax because he feels &#8220;pressure to protect the people of the United States of America.&#8221; (0:36)</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>The four Congressional visits include meeting with the Chair of the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, Congressman Sandy Levin. &#8220;I will also meet the World ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...and farmers who donate produce to feed the hungry.  In short, House Resolution 3227 &#8212; co-sponsored by Davis and U.S. Rep. Sandy Levin, D-Mo. &#8212; would encourage more restaurants, supermarkets and other food suppliers to help River Cities Harvest expan</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...and farmers who donate produce to feed the hungry.  In short, House Resolution 3227 &#8212; co-sponsored by Davis and U.S. Rep. Sandy Levin, D-Mo. &#8212; would encourage more restaurants, supermarkets and other food suppliers to help River Cities Harvest expan</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Check Out Rep. Levin&amp;#39;s Guide on the Chinese Tire Case. As the media continues to cover the Obama administration&amp;#39;s recent decision to impose tariffs on tire imports from China , Congressman Sandy Levin has released a very useful guide ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Check Out Rep. Levin&amp;#39;s Guide on the Chinese Tire Case - As the media continues to cover the Obama administration&amp;#39;s recent decision to impose tariffs on tire imports from China, Congressman Sandy Levin has released... 4 days ago ...</excerpt>
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