Skip to main content

Press Releases

September 20, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, delivered the following remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Subcommittee’s Oversight Hearing to assess the impact of bureaucratic red tape on veterans’ access to their GI Bill benefits:

Good morning.

The Subcommittee will come to order.


September 16, 2023

PLATTEVILLE, WI – Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) announced today his office’s staff mobile office hours for the month of September, where field representatives can receive input on legislation and provide constituents with assistance in dealing with federal agencies.


September 15, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – In case you missed it, today Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) spoke at a press conference highlighting the necessity of funding our government and military alongside committee leaders and military veteran Members of Congress.


September 13, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) joined Reps. Brad Finstad (MN-01), Pete Stauber (MN-07), and Jared Golden (ME-02) in introducing the Protecting Infrastructure Investments for Rural America Act. This bill would remove barriers for rural communities to apply for and receive funding under the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program, also known as the Rural Grant Program.


August 22, 2023
Derrick Van Orden released the following statement regarding his daughter's passing.

August 17, 2023

LA CROSSE, WI – In case you missed it, yesterday Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) hosted a Farm Bill Listening Session in La Crosse alongside House Agriculture Committee Chairman GT Thompson and Senator Ron Johnson.

Issues: Agriculture

August 16, 2023

LA CROSSE, WI – Ahead of today’s Farm Bill Listening Session in La Crosse, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement:


August 9, 2023

LA CROSSE, WI – Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) is seeking applications for students interested in attending one of the U.S. military service academies. These are highly competitive programs and we encourage our constituents to reach out to our office sooner rather than later.


August 9, 2023

LA CROSSE, WI – At a press conference in La Crosse, today Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) announced $600,000 in federal funds for Gundersen Health System, which if passed will support ambulances and emergency equipment for the residents of Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District. This funding will allow the hospital to provide prehospital care and ambulance transfer in rural communities, helping to ensure patients receive timely and high-quality care.

Issues: Healthcare

July 28, 2023
Derrick Van Orden today introduced the bipartisan Dam Integrity Act alongside Reps. Annie Kuster (NH-2) and Morgan McGarvey (KY-3) to mitigate future failures and flooding across America’s inland dams.