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Derrick Van Orden: “We have the largest contiguous section of the Mississippi…”

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

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Rep. Derrick Van Orden Speaks in Support of Wisconsin's Farmers at T&I Subcommittee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 01:00

They don't, you know. Who knows what's going on here? You do, ma'. Am. And my farmers do. I represent the third Congressional district of the state of Wisconsin. We have the largest contiguous section of the Mississippi river in any congressional district in the country. You go from lock three to 11, right from red Wing down to Dubuque. We don't have a north south highway in the third congressional district. We have the Mississippi River. (01:00–01:05)

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Asserts that Wisconsin's third Congressional district has the largest contiguous section of the Mississippi River.

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