U.S. House of Representatives passes bill on foreign currency

U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Sander M. Levin (front) speaks to the media after passing the bill in Washington, the United States, Sept. 29, 2010. The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the proposed Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act, to allow the United States to seek trade sanctions against its trade partners for allegedly manipulating their currency, a new move of the nation's rising trade protectionism. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)