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Derrick Van Orden: “So they're being paid by taxpayers dollars.”

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

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Rep. Derrick Van Orden Calls Out FEMA Abuse, Fraud, and Waste at T&I Committee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 01:05

The majority of the people that we have sent to support the southern border have been reimbursed to us through the Economy act by the department. Okay, So they're being paid by taxpayers dollars. Correct. Okay. How many of these people were working on the southern border immediately following the fires in Maui? Immediately following what, sir? I didn't hear. The wildfires in Maui. (01:05–01:08)

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Asserts that FEMA personnel at the border are funded by taxpayer dollars.

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