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Derrick Van Orden: “We're the world's largest producer of cranberries. We…”

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

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E1: Rep. Derrick Van Orden, (WI-03) | Retired Navy SEAL

Published | Video Starts at 01:40

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? So I walk up to this dude from Massachusetts, he's a Democrat, never talked to him before because I do things like this. (01:40–01:47)

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Asserts that Wisconsin is the largest cranberry producer, producing 40% of the world's supply.

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