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On the recordNovember 1, 2023
I am here today not just as a U.S. Member of Congress, but as a 20 year Air Force veteran.
Said by
Derrick Van Orden
Republican · Wisconsin

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Van Orden shares his dual identity as a congressman and a veteran.

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