MADISON, Wis. — While Derrick Van Orden refuses to hold town halls and talk to voters about the issues that matter most to them — like the fallout from the Big Ugly Bill he voted for — Van Orden is instead focusing on back tracking his support for the release of the Epstein files. Just 12 days ago Van Orden gave a full throated endorsement wanting “every bit of evidence concerning Epstein to be released…” as well as criticized the New York Times for their lack of coverage as well as compared Matt Gaetz to Epstein. Now, Van Orden is agreeing with the idea that pursuing the Epstein files is due to grifters and criticizing that doing so is a “priority.”
“Derrick Van Orden can’t face his constituents and explain why he voted to jeopardize health care for roughly 30,000 of them, but apparently has all the courage in the world to try to give cover to pedophiles,” said Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesperson Philip Shulman. “So while Derrick Van Orden wants to ignore the biggest problem — which he helped create — in his district, we’re going to be holding him accountable for that vote from now until next November when he loses re-election.”
Additional background and resources:
- The CBO confirmed that the big ugly bill could add $3.4 trillion to the national deficit and up to 17 million people could lose their health care.
- The bill also has the largest SNAP and food security program cuts in history, and could jeopardize some, if not all, food security for over 22 million people.
- 1.3 million Wisconsinites rely on Medicaid for their health care, including 3 of every 8 children.
- Roughly 700,000 Wisconsinites rely on SNAP for food security.
- Roughly 30,000 households in Van Orden’s district rely on SNAP for their food security.
- At least three Wisconsin hospitals will be at risk of closing due to the Big Ugly Bill.
- The poorest 20% of Americans will lose 3.8% of their income, while the richest 20% will see their incomes increase by 3.7%.
