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Derrick Van Orden: “I want more veterans in Congress.”

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

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VFW Podcast Episode 50: Let Us Reason Together

Published | Video Starts at 16:53

Did you go up to him and go like, oh, hey, I think you may be gay, so I'm not gonna help you? Never occurred to us. Never once female. I mean, so it's just stupid. That's why I want more veterans in Congress. so that we can bring that sense of, I don't care what this look. I care who you are as a person and a fellow American. That's what we bring to the table. (16:53–16:55)

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