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Derrick Van Orden: “The VA is not about their job, and it's not a jobs program.”

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

Rep. Van Orden Chairs Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Legislative Hearing

Published June 11, 2025 | Video Starts at 14:28

That's because we're not beholden to the va we're beholden to the veteran. And there are people at the VA that have been there for a long time that seem to have forgotten that The VA is not about their job, and it's not a jobs program. And the Veterans Affairs Administration is going to make jobs program for veterans, not for bureaucrats. (14:28–14:32)

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Asserts that the Veterans Affairs Administration should not function as a jobs program for its employees.

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