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Derrick Van Orden: “Did we cut housing for veterans? No.”

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

Rep. Derrick Van Orden Slams VA Witnesses on Budget Shortfall in Full Committee Hearing

Published December 5, 2024 | Video Starts at 03:07

Right. Prevent construction on the healthcare facilities and veterans needs. We're working on that. Right. Fail to honor veterans their memory by dumping on the cemeteries. Did that happen? No. Did we cut housing for veterans? No. Did we increase food insecurity for veterans? No. Deprive veterans mental health, substance use and other healthcare services? No. We're expanding them. So why is this still on your website? (03:07)

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“The electronic service record [for the VA] was originally estimated to cost $10 billion. It's going to cost over $16 billion.”
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“You've got 171 sites and only six of them are using this [electronic service record] so far.”
Rep. Derrick Van Orden Slams VA Witnesses on Budget Shortfall in Full Committee Hearing | Uploaded December 5, 2024 | 00:46-00:53
“You guys came here previously and released a statement [on] April 21st of 2023. You said that we're going to cut your budget.”
Rep. Derrick Van Orden Slams VA Witnesses on Budget Shortfall in Full Committee Hearing | Uploaded December 5, 2024 | 02:25-02:36
“Did we increase food insecurity for veterans? No.”
Rep. Derrick Van Orden Slams VA Witnesses on Budget Shortfall in Full Committee Hearing | Uploaded December 5, 2024 | 03:09-03:09
“Deprive veterans mental health, substance use and other healthcare services? No. We're expanding them.”
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