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Carl Levin: “We don't need trash from Canada. Canada should take care of their own bloody trash. It's that simple.”

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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