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Two Peas in a Pod: Bryan Steil Regurgitates Derrick Van Orden’s Partisan Talking Points MADISON, Wis. — WI-01 Rep. Bryan Steil has worked hard to brand himself as a Paul Ryan Republican, someone who pretends to be interested in governing and is above the partisan fray, but in actuality is just another GOP hack. Steil […]

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Governor Evers Funds Education, Supports Homeowners as Dysfunctional Republicans Refuse to Fund Schools MADISON, Wis. — Today, Governor Evers announced that he will push for property tax relief for Wisconsinites. Republicans like Tiffany have repeatedly refused to fund public education in the regular budget, and for years communities […]

WisDems Forced Derrick Van Orden To Vote In Favor Of Extending ACA Tax Credits MADISON, Wis. — Since Derrick Van Orden’s support of the GOP’s Big Ugly Bill and his crusade against continuing ACA premium tax credits, which is causing tens of thousands of his constituents to pay more for health care, the Democratic Party […]

ICYMI: Maria Lazar Says She Sees Possible Support For Fetal Heartbeat Law MADISON, Wis. — Today, a new report came out highlighting Maria Lazar’s extreme stance on abortion, revealing that she would support a federal heartbeat law—which would ban abortion at roughly six weeks. The report also notes that Lazar praised the overturning of Roe […]

ICYMI: Republican Rep. Van Orden changes position, votes to extend ACA subsidies MADISON, Wis. — On Friday, a new report detailed Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s blatant flip-flop on the Affordable Care Act. Van Orden only voted with Democrats to continue ACA tax credits after they had already expired and Wisconsinites saw their health care costs […]

WisDems Statement On Van Orden ACA Election Year Theatrics  Van Orden’s campaign website still calls for the repeal of the ACA. MADISON, Wis. — In response to Rep. Derrick Van Orden doing a complete 180 after years of trying to undermine and defund the Affordable Care Act, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Philip Devin Remiker released […]

Fundraising Failure: GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Tiffany Comes Up Short in January Finance Report MADISON, Wis. — New reporting details GOP Gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany’s anemic finance report ahead of the January 15 reporting deadline. A top Republican strategist recently stated that Tiffany “needs to be north of $3 million raised” and anything below is […]

Will Wisconsin Republicans Stray From Trump To Protect Health Care? Probably Not Congress will vote on renewing the ACA premium tax credit tomorrow, which the GOP let expire on December 31st. Over 270,000 Wisconsinites saw their health care prices increase as a result of the credits expiring. Tom Tiffany, Derrick Van Orden, and Bryan Steil […]

WisDems Chair Statement on ICE Executing American Citizen MADISON, Wis. — In response to ICE executing an American citizen, WisDems Chair Devin Remiker released the following statement: “A 37-year-old American citizen is dead because the Trump administration has directed ICE to act with zero regard for the law and to incite violence in our communities. […]