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Al Franken: So while you assert that 20 percent is not control, if a foreign entity owns 20 percent of a company, 31 of 32 States…

On the recordMarch 9, 2010
So while you assert that 20 percent is not control, if a foreign entity owns 20 percent of a company, 31 of 32 States who define what control is do.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken argues that many states consider 20% ownership as control.

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