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Press Releases

June 12, 2023
Derrick Van Orden introduced the Rail Inspector Safety Act, which will provide an authorization increase of $3 million per year to the National Transportation Safety Board to add 15 rail investigators.

June 7, 2023
The TAP Promotion Act will allow representatives of Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) to provide information to military members participating in pre-separation counseling under the Transition Assistance Program (TAP).
Issues: Veterans

June 6, 2023
Derrick Van Orden joined Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough at the Tomah VA to discuss troubling reports of misdiagnoses by neurologist Dr. Mary Jo Lanska and the need to ensure quality health care for our veterans.
Issues: Veterans

June 5, 2023
Derrick Van Orden toured eight locks and dams along the Mississippi River to inform his work on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the House of Representatives.

May 31, 2023
Derrick Van Orden voted in favor of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, the largest deficit reduction bill in history, that responsibly raises the debt ceiling while stopping out-of-control inflationary spending.
Issues: Economy

May 26, 2023
Derrick Van Orden announced his online portal where farmers from across Wisconsin’s Third District can directly share their priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill.
Issues: Agriculture

May 25, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Michael and Chantell Sackett in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency.
Issues: Agriculture

May 25, 2023
Today, the House of Representatives passed the HALT Fentanyl Act, which will supply law enforcement with the tools needed to keep illicit fentanyl off our streets, make the class-wide scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances permanent, and support research efforts to understand the impact of fentanyl-related substances.

May 24, 2023
The House of Representatives passed the Protect Military Dependents Act, which was introduced by Derrick Van Orden in March, within the VET-TEC Authorization Act.
Issues: Veterans

May 22, 2023
Derrick Van Orden held a roundtable with Western Wisconsin veterans, where he highlighted the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MILCON/VA) Appropriations Bill, which fully funds the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Issues: Veterans