Derrick Van Orden: “We've got 19 whole and partial counties, about 13,000 square…”

“The idea is to have as many of these town halls around the district, and it's hard to travel here. We've got 19 whole and partial counties, about 13,000 square miles. So we like to go where the people are. This, again, is a private event that was hosted by the la Crosse area business Chamber of Commerce. So that's a different story.” (03:33–03:37)

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