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Derrick Van Orden: “Socialism just does not work. Looks great on paper, but the…”

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

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Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) – C-SPAN Profile Interview with New Members of the 118th Congress

Published | Video Starts at 08:02

So if you think about different social systems, I've lived and worked in former Soviet bloc countries and in former communist countries and former socialist countries. Socialism just does not work. Looks great on paper, but the practical application is disaster. So I became a Republican because I can recognize reality for what it is and try to work towards a common goal, but understand that gravity is real, rocks are heavy, trees are made of wood. (08:02–08:09)

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