MADISON, Wis. — As JD Vance visits MAGA Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden’s district in western Wisconsin today to spread lies about their Billionaire Buddy Bill, A Better Wisconsin Together is setting the record straight on how the bill will harm our local Wisconsin communities.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services nearly 300,000 Wisconsinites will lose their healthcare under the bill Vance is proudly touting in La Crosse today – and Van Orden was one of the deciding votes to pass it.
News reports also show the bill puts 338 rural hospitals across the country at risk of closure and puts access to food at risk for 700,000 Wisconsinites while the costs of everyday goods skyrocket, all so a select few billionaires get a tax cut while the rest of us pay the price.
In response to Vance’s visit to Wisconsin today, the following are statements from A Better Wisconsin Together Communications Director Lucy Ripp:
“Make no mistake, this bill is nothing to celebrate.
“As JD Vance, Derrick Van Orden, and their fellow MAGA allies brag about the bill they passed to benefit their billionaire buddies, healthcare is being pulled out from under families who need it most and food is being yanked away from hungry kids.
“But not only are these Republican lawmakers taking resources away from Wisconsin families to benefit their wealthy backers, they’re also driving up costs for families who are already struggling to get by.
“This bill, and the Republicans who passed it, are prioritizing the wealthy few instead of looking out for hardworking Wisconsin families. As he boasts and brags in the Badger State about a bill that only benefits billionaires, the time is now to let Vance and his MAGA allies know that Wisconsinites deserve – and demand – better.”
