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Derrick Van Orden: “We used government programs to help feed my children as I…”

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

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Derrick Van Orden Speaks at Press Conference on Funding Our Military

Published | Video Starts at 01:48

I got to tell you, Mike said about that, the pay. My wife and I, we had four children, and I was an enlisted Navy seal, and we're on wic. So We used government programs to help feed my children as I was literally being shot at as a Navy SEAL in combat. And that's just not okay. So to hold up someone's pay, who is already essentially on welfare, who is risking their lives on a daily basis, I don't know how you could look at yourself in the mirror and shave. (01:48–01:56)

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Asserts that government assistance was necessary for his family while serving in combat.

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