WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Derrick Van Orden today criticized Governor Tony Evers for taking credit for the new rural health care grant funding created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act after spending months attacking the legislation and urging opposition to it.
This week, Governor Evers announced the availability of funding through Wisconsin’s Rural Health Transformation Program, touting a total of $203.7M for projects aimed at strengthening rural health care. The funding stems directly from the Rural Health Transformation Program established in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act included a historic $50 billion investment in rural health care nationwide, with Wisconsin receiving hundreds of millions of dollars to support hospitals, clinics, providers, and patients in rural communities.
Van Orden noted that Evers repeatedly criticized the One Big Beautiful Bill Act while warning of its impacts on Wisconsin, yet is now publicly celebrating and taking credit for one of the legislation’s largest investments.
“Republicans fought to deliver meaningful investments in rural health care, and I’m proud to have helped make it happen. Tony Evers and Democrats spent months criticizing and demonizing this legislation, but now that millions are headed to rural Wisconsin, he’s rushing to claim credit. If Democrats had gotten their way, this funding wouldn’t exist. Republicans delivered these investments, and rural Wisconsin is benefiting because of it.” said Van Orden
