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Derrick Van Orden: “The Veterans Administration lied for political purposes to…”

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

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Derrick Van Orden Speaks on Veteran Healthcare in a Subcommittee

Published | Video Starts at 02:01

Congresswoman Kagan did. Also, because the Veterans Administration was capable of pumping out some ludicrously political garbage on their website, terrifying our veterans. Everybody knew about that. It was a lie. The Veterans Administration lied for political purposes to our veterans. Terrified them. And that went out like on a coconut wire, dude. But our veterans don't know the services that are available to them. And that is shameful. (02:01–02:07)

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Asserts that the Veterans Administration disseminated false information for political reasons.

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