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Derrick Van Orden: “You still depend on these volunteer organizations that are…”

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

Rep. Derrick Van Orden Calls Out VA's Operational Budget Spending at VA Committee Hearing

Published January 30, 2024 | Video Starts at 02:52

I read Your. I read your written testimony in detail and it is lacking because you have again a $3.9 billion operational budget. You employ 25,000 people and You still depend on these volunteer organizations that are funded by our membership costs. And that is completely and wholly inexcusable. This is a failure of the grandest proportion. And for you to come here and blow off my colleagues, Democrat and Republican by these gobbly gook answers that mean absolutely nothing are silly. (02:52–02:59)

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