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Derrick Van Orden: “It took me over two months to get a phone at as a member of…”

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

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Derrick Van Orden Speaks at Hearing on Federal Office Space

Published | Video Starts at 01:15

And if you are incapable of answering that question, I don't know that you're capable of holding the position that you are in. There are four GSA buildings in the state of Wisconsin. Four. One of them is in my district. It took me over two months to get a phone at as a member of Congress in that office. And my guys are still having issues getting passes so that the people that work for me and work for the 750,000 Wisconsinites that we represent can actually go to work. (01:15–01:20)

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