Derrick Van Orden: “We produce 1 billion with a B pounds of cheese, more than…”

“The chairman of the Agriculture Committee spoke into the congressional Record that I'm the cheesecake. How much cheese do y'all make in Wisconsin? Oh my gosh. So Wisconsin is the country's largest producer of cheese. We produce 1 billion with a B pounds of cheese, more than the next state, and that's California. Really? Yeah. You know what's fascinating also, we're the world's largest producer of cranberries. We produce 40% of the world's cranberries. And there's this young guy, I'm a Republican, let's be honest, right?” (01:32–01:39)

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