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A Tale of Comparison
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One is a US Senator representing the state of California. The other is a US Senator representing the state of Delaware.
This Senator represents 36,961,664 people.
 
This Senator represents 885,122 people.
It takes this Senator two travel days, 4880 miles, and jet lag to fly home every other weekend to visit her constituents.
 
It takes this Senator only an hour by car to get back to his home state.
There is a three-hour time difference between this Senator's office in the Capitol and her home state.
 
This Senator does not have to deal with any time difference.
This Senator's home state has a gross state product (GSP) of $1,812 billion.
 
This Senator's home state has a gross state product (GSP) of only $50 billion.
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Over 50% of US publicly traded corporations and 60% of the Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in Delaware.
160,000 square miles
 
1,954 square miles
In 2010, illegal immigrants constituted an estimated 7.3 percent of the population, the third highest percentage of any state in the country.
 
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Only 60% of her constituents speak English as first language.
 
Over 90% of his constituents speak only English at home.
Governor's salary is $206,500.
 
Governor's salary is $132,500.
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