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Home » Press Releases » WisDems: Derrick Van Orden claims credit for Wisconsin’s extra Medicaid dollars after voting to cut the program
MADISON, Wis. — Following WI-03 Congressmen Derrick Van Orden’s slew of tweets claiming he helped secure $1 billion for Medicaid in the state, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel released a report detailing Van Orden’s lies. Rep. Van Orden voted to pass the Big Ugly Bill, which puts nearly 30,000 of his constituents at risk of losing their health care. To save face Van Orden has bee...