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ROUND UP: Wisconsin Democrats Continue Fight For Affordable Health Care MADISON, Wis. — Monday marked the 16th Anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, and despite Republicans trying to gut the ACA by passing the Big Ugly Bill, refusing to continue funding the ACA, and abandoning Wisconsin mothers to maternal healthcare deserts—Wisconsin Democrats […]

ROUND UP: Wisconsinites Face Rising Gas Prices Amidst Affordability Crisis MADISON, Wis. —  Tomorrow marks one month since Trump launched an illegal war with Iran, and in the past month everyday living for working families has become immensely more difficult due to skyrocketing gas prices. Wisconsin Republicans like Bryan Steil, Tom Tiffany, and Derrick Van […]

ROUND UP: Gas Prices Skyrocket in Competitive Assembly Districts, Republicans have no answers to Economic Crisis they Created MADISON, Wis. —  For nearly a month, Wisconsinites have watched gas prices skyrocket across the state as a result of Trump’s illegal war with Iran, adding another layer of pain to the affordability crisis that has been […]

WHINE WEDNESDAY: Van Orden’s Twitter Use Wrapped Welcome to Whine Wednesday with Derrick Van Orden, America’s fiercest keyboard warrior. We comb through the hundreds of tweets DVO posts during a week so you don’t have to. Grab a glass and join us for Whine Wednesday! MADISON, Wis. — Van Orden has had quite the head-spinning […]

ICYMI: WisDems Chair, Devin Remiker, featured on MS NOW Primetime speaking on Blue Wave energy: ‘Retirements going up like Gas Prices’ MADISON, Wis. — On Sunday, WisDems Chair Devin Remiker appeared on MS NOW’s primetime show to discuss the wave of Republican retirements across Wisconsin. Remiker argued that this flood of retirements clearly shows that […]

ICYMI: ‘A very dark cloud’: Wisconsin mom sees ACA premium more than double MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, a mom in Derrick Van Orden’s district, spoke to Spectrum News about the devastating impacts her family experiences as a result of rising insurance premiums. Republicans like Van Orden refused to extend ACA premium tax credits before they […]

Round Up: On National Ag Day Wisconsin Farmers are Feeling the Pain from Tiffany-Trump Policies MADISON, Wis. — This National Ag Day, Wisconsin’s farm economy is bearing the burden of GOP policies that drive costs up and stifle profits. Bankruptcies are up, sales are down, and GOP candidate for governor Tom Tiffany and his allies […]

On 16th Affordable Care Act Anniversary, WisDems Chair Calls Out Wisconsin GOP for Crushing Health Care in Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. —  Today marks the 16th anniversary of passage of the Affordable Care Act, a Democrat-led effort to provide healthcare to millions of Americans, which over 313,000 Wisconsinites rely on to afford essential care. In response […]

ICYMI: Many ACA Customers Are Paying Higher Premiums. Most Blame Trump and Republicans, Poll Finds MADISON, Wis. — Last week, new KFF polling found that most Affordable Care Act customers blame Trump and Republicans like Bryan Steil, Tom Tiffany, and Derrick Van Orden for their higher premium costs. The poll also found that Republican slashes […]