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Derrick Van Orden: “We could essentially fund everybody you need if we got rid…”

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

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Van Orden Questions VBA on Restoring VR&E Program in Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 15:35

And we want to make sure that we hyper focus these dollars because this, I mean, how much is it? 72,000 bucks a year. I mean, We could essentially fund everybody you need if we got rid of what is clearly fraud. I mean, just, we can say whatever you want. That's it's not easy. You don't spend $900,000 to not have a bachelor's degree. It's just not it. (15:35–15:42)

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Suggests that eliminating fraud could fund all necessary beneficiaries.

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