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Jon Kyl: “That is almost exactly right. I know in the case of--in fact, I will give you the exact number. In Canada, it is 24…”

On the recordJune 6, 2007
That is almost exactly right. I know in the case of--in fact, I will give you the exact number. In Canada, it is 24 percent. If we have 51 percent, obviously, that is close to twice that number. In Australia, it is 27 percent. And, again, if we are at 51 percent in the future, that is almost exactly twice. But remember, that is only after 8 years. For the next 8 years, it is 74 percent because of what the Senator from South Carolina was pointing out.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Discussing percentage comparisons of certain metrics between Canada, Australia, and the U.S.

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