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Derrick Van Orden: “The Ethics Committee is there for a reason.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 02:15

The idea that members now feel empowered to bypass the ethics process and say, I'm going to put out a resolution to censure you. I'm going to put out a resolution to expel you. I think that The Ethics Committee is there for a reason. And I think sometimes, I know sometimes some people use different issues as a bully pulpit. I don't appreciate that. I don't. (02:15–02:18)

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Asserts that the Ethics Committee serves a necessary purpose.

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