van orden. welcome back. >> thank you. kennedy: where you shouting, young man? >> well. i was not shouts but i was not also not quiet. the -- that speech can only be described as mostly disappointing. i say mostly, because president biden finally had to admit when republicans have been saying for years, when we negotiate the debt ceiling coming up, that social security in medicaid are not on the table. as far as strapping those programs. overtime now hakeem jeffries sends out a tweet, we can say, no president of united states public lly admitted that not true, a highlight it that president biden finally admitted that 70 thousand americans have died on his watch per year of fentanyl overdose, a little bit more than 150 thousand americans on his watch of fentanyl overdose, he failed to mention is that we know with 100% certainty the precursor chemicals of fentanyl is manufacturing in china, smuggled across southern bored through mexico, it on his web site. kennedy: why isn't the vice president wor

let's bring in republican wisconsin congressman derrick van orden. good morning to you, congressman. >> good morning, steve. how are you doing? >> steve: i'm doing okay. what do you think about this being called a publicity stunt? >> listen, you know what this needs, this border crisis? more publicity. this problem set is unbelievable. i would like to say that it's shocking but it's not. the biden administration has set these border policies that have left this border open. and the terrain down here in the tucson sector is some of the worst terrain i have been n my liar life. it's unbelievable. the border is wide open. i sat with the speaker of my house. the congressional delegation in that operations room you are seeing a picture of. we are watching illegal immigrants enter the country in real time so, yes, the country needs to know what is actually taking place down here on the border. it needs more publicity because secretary mayorkas, the president of the united states and our alleged border czar kamala harris are simply lying to the american pub

. >> brian: derrick van orden is one of them. yesterday was about fentanyl and how china. have you heard of that country? they are responsible and how they make it and mold it and get through. how much has been caught and captured, and what is actually -- we have no idea what actually got through these ports of entries or been snuck over in backpacks, senator ted cruz let the dea administrator have it. >> dhs's responsibility is to maintain the southern border and the ports of entry. our investigations do tell us that the vast majority of fentanyl is coming in the ports of entry two particularly in california and two in arizona. >> we're cutting the number of cbp agents in half hurt our ability to stop drugs, yes or no? >> senator i believe it would. >> this is a crisis but it is a man made crisis. this administration made a conscious political decision to open the borders. >> brian: not pressure china on fentanyl and he is 100 percent right. you can't have a strong argument that they didn't destroy our border. >> ainsley: it was a mom on fox. i watched an interview with h

. >> derrick van orden represents wisconsin third edition -- congressional district, one of 80 new faces in the house with a one hundred 18th congress. he talks to c-span about influences on his political beliefs, his military service, and what he does daily in the house chamber. rep. van orden: [indiscernible] i wear that to show folks i am a veteran. it is a big part of who i am as a person, i think it is important we have more military members in congress. we bring a very unique perspective, which i think it is time we get a little, i think we have some people here that have skin in the game and understand what this case should -- decision-making really affects the world and parts. you are able to put something above yourself, like the mission at the mission being america, we prove as members of the military, and we could use more of that in washington. >> will you wear both all the time? rep. van orden: yeah, i think. it is nice just to be able to have representation for the veterans committee to hear congress. and wearing the congressional pin gets you in the door a lot easier. >> t