PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Derrick Van Orden: “You got 250. That's $33.5 million.”

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

Watch on YouTube

Rep. Derrick Van Orden Calls Out FEMA Abuse, Fraud, and Waste at T&I Committee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 00:40

What's their pay grade of those 250 people? I would have to have my staff get back to you. Let's have a look at that, please. So let's just say there are 13s. You got 250. That's $33.5 million. Did you calculate that into your costs of what you expended for the. I don't even know what program that would be. Is that out of the $715 million provided for humanitarian assistance? (00:40–00:44)

CLAIM

Asserts that 250 FEMA personnel cost $33.5 million.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.

Derrick Van Orden

Discover more from

Derrick Van Orden

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.
About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.