Opportunity Wisconsin also debuted a life-like puppet of the Congressman as part of new campaign to hold Van Orden accountable
Monday, May 8, 2023
LA CROSSE, Wis. – On Friday, Opportunity Wisconsin and Climate Power, along with La Crosse area small business owners, workers, and community leaders, joined together to call on Congressman Derrick Van Orden to fight for working families instead of supporting the wealthy and big corporations. Last week, Opportunity Wisconsin launched a new campaign to hold Rep. Van Orden accountable for his votes against working people.
“Congressman Derrick Van Orden has turned his back on the hardworking people of Wisconsin. Instead, he’s a puppet for big corporations and the wealthy. Since taking office earlier this year, Rep. Van Orden has consistently voted to stand with big corporations and wealthy tax cheats instead of with hardworking Wisconsinites,” said Opportunity Wisconsin Program Director Meghan Roh. “It’s time for him to do the right thing and fight for the families, workers, seniors, and small businesses in western Wisconsin.”
Friday’s event also featured the debut of a life-like puppet of Congressman Van Orden, highlighting his allegiance to the wealthy and big corporations, over Wisconsin workers and families.
Rep. Van Orden recently voted in favor of a dangerous plan that would give $6 billion in tax breaks to corporations, while reducing food assistance for seniors, cutting access to care for veterans, and threatening massive cuts to education and child care funding. The plan also repeals portions of the Inflation Reduction Act designed to crack down on tax cheating by the ultra-wealthy and big corporations. Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time Rep. Van Orden has voted for big corporations, and stood against working Wisconsinites, since he took office in January.
See below for additional coverage of Friday’s event:
WIZM: Third District residents, action groups claim Rep. Van Orden’s votes make him “puppet” of corporations
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To drive home their claim that Rep. Derrick Van Orden is controlled by corporate interests, Opportunity Wisconsin and Climate Power unveiled a large puppet likeness of Van Orden at a news conference in Onalaska on Friday.
Opportunity Wisconsin says the Prairie du Chien Republican voted recently for tax breaks that would help corporations, while also voting to cut care for veterans and reduce food assistance programs for senior citizens.
Eau Claire city council member Jeremy Gragert attended the Onalaska event. Gragert says his city has to spend millions of dollars to clean up PFAS contamination in the water, taking money away from other needs such as buying city buses. He wants Congress to provide cities with more funding for mass transit.
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WATCH WKBT: Political Groups, Business Owners Slam Van Orden
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