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Derrick Van Orden: “Preexisting conditions are covered or I'm not going to even…”

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

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Derrick Van Orden on WisconsinEye's "Campaign 2020"

Published | Video Starts at 12:04

And I think he should probably fire his fact checker because if they had looked into that, they wouldn't have made that foolish assertion. So first and foremost, Preexisting conditions are covered or I'm not going to even talk to anybody about a bill. I'm just not going to. But we have to understand, I was just speaking to someone last night. We had an event. They work for a major manufacturer here. (12:04–12:08)

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Asserts commitment to ensuring pre-existing conditions are covered in any healthcare bill.

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