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Derrick Van Orden: “I am the longest serving enlisted member of the United…”

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

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Published July 15, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:01

Mr. Chairman, I am the longest serving enlisted member of the United States military to ever get elected to Congress in the history of this nation. And I'm one of two enlisted people in the history of the Naval Academy to sit on the Board of Visitors. (00:01–00:07)

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