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Derrick Van Orden: “Washington D.C. sends money to Madison, Madison sends money…”

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

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Rep. Van Orden Questions Witnesses on Rural Transportation Challenges in T&I Committee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 04:44

We can point you in the right direction. We just can't write it for you. And here's why. Washington D.C. sends money to Madison, Madison sends money to Madison and to Milwaukee and they forget about us. And we're not doing that anymore. So if you can get the word out again to all your folks, get your community directed spending projects to my office asap, we're … (04:44–04:51)

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Asserts that federal and state funds are primarily directed to Madison and Milwaukee, neglecting smaller communities.

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