Derrick Van Orden: “Ron, you have one of the worst attendance records of any…”

“He's going to use as many words as possible to not answer a question. Well, I'm going to make you three promises today. Number one, I'm going to go to work for you every single day. Ron, you have one of the worst attendance records of any member of Congress. Number two, I'm always going to put your interest before my own. Ron, you continue to collect your $174,000 government check while tens of thousands of Wisconsinites are out of business and waiting for unemployment insurance compensation.” (01:53–01:57)

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