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Derrick Van Orden: “We should be able to fire you right now like Britain.”

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

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Derrick Van Orden Speaks at Hearing on Federal Office Space

Published | Video Starts at 03:52

I'm not going to do this. This committee is remarkable. The power that this committee has does not. It's not commiserate with the responsibilities that we have. We should be able to fire you right now like Britain. No, we should be able to fire you right now because you're failing. And you've been blowing me off now for a long period of time. I want specific answers. (03:52–03:56)

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