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On the recordMay 8, 2006
We don't need trash from Canada. Canada should take care of their own bloody trash. It's that simple.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Senator Levin expresses his strong opposition to the importation of trash from Canada, emphasizing the need for Canada to manage its own waste.

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