| Derrick Van Orden got caught lying through his teeth, falsely claiming there have been no cuts to Medicaid.
FACT CHECK: Van Orden voted for the largest Medicaid cut in history. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Van Orden’s vote for the Big, Ugly Bill included “a nearly $1 trillion cut to Medicaid.”
Key points:
- “The Congressional Budget Office estimates more than $900 billion in Medicaid spending cuts under the bill over a decade.”
- “According to data from the Joint Economic Committee Minority, about 276,000 Wisconsinites will be impacted.”
- “The Wisconsin Department of Health Services estimated in 2025 that an estimated 63,000 people would be at risk of losing coverage.”
Derrick Van Orden knows he is lying and thinks that no one will call him out on it. Wisconsinites deserve to know that their representative is lying to them because he doesn’t respect them enough to defend his toxic vote.
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
“Derrick Van Orden is lying to Wisconsinites, but they know the truth: his vote for the largest Medicaid cut in history will rip away coverage, endanger rural hospitals, and raise prices on West Central Wisconsin families.” |
