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Chrysler Deal Puts Fiat in D.C. Spotlight

Venerable Italian Carmaker Has Little Experience With Congress

By Matthew Murray
Roll Call Staff
June 24, 2009, Midnight

Italian automaker Fiat SpA, the newest entrant to the American car market, is taking a low-key approach to its lobbying strategy, deciding for now against opening a K Street outpost and relying instead on a tractor-making subsidiary to make its case before lawmakers.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.

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