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Jon Kyl: I might say, by the way, that is the central question, and it has not been adequately answered to date. I will concede…

On the recordJanuary 11, 2007
I might say, by the way, that is the central question, and it has not been adequately answered to date. I will concede that to my friend from West Virginia. But there is an answer, I believe, that justifies, that warrants our participation, and I will make that point. The point I wanted to make before is that simply because you are having a problem achieving something does not mean it is wrong to try to figure out a new strategy to win. And sometimes applying more force can supply that element, that missing element.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Discussing strategies for achieving goals in a legislative context.

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