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Derrick Van Orden: “If we actually stuck to our guns like President Trump did…”

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

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Rep. Van Orden Questions Witnesses on Chinese Threat to US Agriculture in Ag Committee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 03:54

China has to feed their people every day. So do we have the resiliency built into our systems that If we actually stuck to our guns like President Trump did and not fold the cards like President Biden did, if we stood strong, are we going to be able to maintain our industry? That is tough to predict, sir. Start by saying that farmers across the country absolutely understand the critical issues that you're talking about here when it comes to China and China competitiveness and threats posed to American agriculture. (03:54–04:04)

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Implies that Trump's trade policies were more effective in maintaining U.S. agricultural industry strength compared to Biden's.

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