After months of doing nothing to extend ACA tax credits as they expired and costs skyrocketed for Wisconsinites, Derrick Van Orden’s campaign website still lists his true priority: repealing the Affordable Care Act.
WKOW reports that Van Orden’s website “says one of his campaign priorities is to fully repeal Obamacare, a common term used for the Affordable Care Act.”
WKOW: “That includes Wisconsin Republican Derrick Van Orden, who previously criticized the [Affordable Care Act] subsidies.”
WKOW: “Van Orden’s vote yesterday to extend ACA subsidies is the opposite of one of the positions he’s campaigning on right now. I took this screenshot from his website this morning. It says one of his campaign priorities is to fully repeal Obamacare, a common term used for the Affordable Care Act.”
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
“Wisconsinites know that Derrick Van Orden wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act and rip their health care away, because it’s literally written on his website. Van Orden is to blame for Wisconsin families’ health care costs skyrocketing and no political stunts will save him from losing his seat this November.”
Read more from WKOW:
- Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden, who represents Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, was one of 17 Republicans who crossed the aisle Thursday to vote with House Democrats in favor of a bill that extends Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years. For Van Orden, that vote marked a drastic shift in his public views on the tax credits, which he previously criticized.
- Democrats have been advocating for extending the subsidies for months… During the shutdown, Van Orden vocally opposed extending ACA subsidies, including in an interview with 27 News in October.
- When the shutdown ended, Van Orden put out a statement accusing Democrats of trying to protect “partisan pet projects and reckless spending.”
- Van Orden’s Thursday vote to extend ACA subsidies runs counter to a position he’s taking on the campaign trail ahead of the 2026 midterms.
- On his campaign website, Van Orden advocates for repealing the Affordable Care Act, which he refers to as Obamacare.
- “Derrick will work to make sure individuals with preexisting conditions are protected when Obamacare is fully repealed and a new system is implemented allowing for true competition in healthcare, driving costs down,” the site reads.
- In an emailed statement late Friday evening, Van Orden’s communications director said the congressman continues to oppose the Affordable Care Act.
