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Derrick Van Orden: “93 or 94% of all tillable land is represented by…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

Wisconsin 3RD District Congressman Derrick Van Orden, Navy Seal, Vets | ELJ EP296

Published January 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 43:54

Well, we got to have the death tax. I go, well, then you're just killing the family farms. And this is an interesting statistic. 93 or 94% of all tillable land is represented by Republicans. So when our farmers are looking to The Democrat Party for. Oh, help us out, you know, because they, they remember Roosevelt. Those people aren't helping them. (43:54–43:59)

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