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Derrick Van Orden: “Our kids don't know how to read any longer. They don't know…”

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

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Derrick Van Orden Slams Extreme COVID Policies in Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee

Published | Video Starts at 06:54

So in fact, we must hold people accountable directly who are responsible. They took two years away from our children. Drug and alcohol addiction have skyrocketed. Spousal abuse, child abuse, skyrocketing. Our kids don't know how to read any longer. They don't know how to socialize because of bureaucrats and politicians got drunk on power and they locked down our country. There are still mobile COVID test sites in Baltimore where you drive up in your car and you wait for someone to approach you to test you for Covid. Why? (06:54–07:09)

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Asserts that COVID-19 lockdowns have negatively impacted children's reading and social skills.

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