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      <excerpt>...in getting their vehicles access to the South Korean market. &quot;Korea is the most vivid example of a one-way street,&quot; Rep. Sandy Levin (D-MI) the Chairman of the Ways and Means Trade subcommittee laments. &quot;If the executive branch won't stand up for the do</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> &amp;quot;Korea is the most vivid example of a one-way street,&amp;quot; Rep. Sandy Levin (D-MI) the Chairman of the Ways and Means Trade subcommittee laments. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Additional legislation -- already being called for by Rep. Sandy Levin, a Royal Oak Democrat -- will be needed, and he&amp;#39;s confident it will pass. ... </excerpt>
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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> ... Congressman John Dingell of Michigan, Congressman Sandy Levin of Michigan, and Congressman Bobby Rush of Illinois during the introduction of HR 3692, ... </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>Representative DIngell has kept this issue alive by introducing the bill for reform even when the times were tough. We think it was fitting that he cast the last vote to move this legislation forward! The people and the nation have ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., freshman Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., Rep. John Salazar, D-Colo. and Rep. Sandy Levin, D-Mich., have a net worth of less than zero, CRP says. One caveat on those numbers: Federal ...</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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