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Derrick Van Orden: “It's nearly impossible to make a good decision because of…”

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

Derrick Van Orden on the Lost Art of Manhood #ORadio

Published October 5, 2015 | Video Starts at 13:02

From the soles of his shoes to the stars on his hat. He made some very, very good decisions. But when you get in these ethereal spheres within our government, It's nearly impossible to make a good decision because of all the noise. They can't sit down and spend five or 10 hours studying a problem they have. Some staff are doing it, come in, give them a 30 second brief or a minute and a half brief. (13:02–13:08)

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Asserts that excessive information makes decision-making difficult in government.

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