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Derrick Van Orden: “An 18 year old can go to KwikTrip right now and get a job at…”

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

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Joe Biden BLOCKED Higher Pay For Our Military

Published | Video Starts at 06:41

When young men and women, remember we're talking about 18 and 19 year old folks, they don't want to have all this strange extemporaneous issues to deal with. They don't want to join the military because they think it's a social … An 18 year old can go to KwikTrip right now and get a job at KwikTrip making more money with equivalent or sometimes better benefits than a member of the United States military can. … being given to them. These young men and women are willing to go out and potentially sacrifice their life for these, for this job and for these benefits. (06:41–06:46)

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Asserts that KwikTrip offers better pay and benefits than the U.S. military for an 18-year-old.

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