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Derrick Van Orden: “The chances of shutting down the Department of Energy…”

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

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EP20 with Navy Seal and Congressional Candidate Derrick Van Orden

Published | Video Starts at 28:59

For example, the Education Department, the Energy Department, which are rather new departments which have not lived up to their standards over what they were stated to, to stand for, or the Environmental Department. You know, we have just to be clear, The chances of shutting down the Department of Energy, Education and the EPA are zero. Why? Because it's once a federal government, once that is established, the ability to get rid of that department is for me. I'm gonna be a freshman congressman. Right. (28:59–29:06)

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Asserts that it is impossible to shut down these federal departments.

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