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Derrick Van Orden: “Any nation that can't feed itself is inherently dependent on…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 04:21

And now we're going to carry out the country's business. I know Tuesday I'm going back and to start marking up the farm bill, because Any nation that can't feed itself is inherently dependent on another nation. And we're not just going to do that. These military operations are national security, but so is food security. And that's what we're doing. We're getting out of the people's business. (04:21–04:25)

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States the importance of self-sufficiency in food production for national security.

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