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Derrick Van Orden: the United States Government is subsidizing child slavery in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

On the recordDecember 12, 2023
the United States Government is subsidizing child slavery in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Derrick Van Orden
Republican · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Van Orden criticizes government subsidies related to electric vehicle production and their moral implications.

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