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Derrick Van Orden: “If work requirements are getting people off of SNAP, that's…”

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

Congressman Van Orden's Address on Federal Benefits and SNAP Program

Published April 9, 2025 | Video Starts at 03:47

I got a undergraduate degree. 44. Got accepted to law school, 50. The advantage of being a high school dropout is what you don't have. Like, you don't get it. If work requirements are getting people off of SNAP, that's success. The metric of success are people who are working. Are you familiar with. They're not working. Off. Don't interrupt me. Are you familiar with AbilityOne? AbilityOne? (03:47–03:52)

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Asserts that work requirements leading to reduced SNAP dependency is a measure of success.

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