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Derrick Van Orden: “We must fund our military and we must pay our troops.”

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

Derrick Van Orden Speaks on Ukraine Funding in DOD Appropriations Bill

Published September 28, 2023 | Video Starts at 01:35

Still, I will not allow DC's dysfunction to undermine our national security and hurt our military families and will support the underlying bill, again, with great reservations. We must fund our military and we must pay our troops. With that, I yield back. (01:35–01:40)

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Asserts the necessity of funding the U.S. military and paying troops.

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