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Derrick Van Orden: “Just as the Secretary of Defense failed to notify the…”

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

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Van Orden Urges VA Secretary McDonough to Enforce Accountability Regarding VA Sexual Harassment Case

Published | Video Starts at 02:34

You're the second member of the Cabinet that has had some very significant issues with something that could be very readily addressed, sir. And they're called Commander's Critical Information Requirements. So Just as the Secretary of Defense failed to notify the President that he'd be hospitalized for a very reasonable reason, having cancer. and I do wish him well. If you had established procedures like getting a letter from the chairman of the committee that's responsible for writing the paychecks for your people, … (02:34–02:44)

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Asserts that the Secretary of Defense failed to notify the President about being hospitalized for cancer.

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