Derrick Van Orden: “If I can prevent one veteran from killing themselves? If I…”

“I don't know, it could be an hour and a half from now. Yeah, it could be. Who knows? God knows. But yeah. What will you have wanted to accomplish. If I can prevent one veteran from killing themselves? If I can help save one American's lives? Like that railroad thing I put in. Right. You know, safety inspectors, not Fox News. No one cares about it. I do the Rail Safety Act. Rail Safety act, man, you save one human life, all of your time is worth it.” (19:14–19:24)

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