Jon Kyl: “Less than 1 percent of the population is shouldering 100 percent of…”

On the recordMarch 6, 2012

Less than 1 percent of the population is shouldering 100 percent of the burden of maintaining our national security.

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Kyl emphasizes the disproportionate burden of national security on a small population.

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