Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, today Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) shared powerful remarks at a Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing discussing accountability at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
In the hearing, Van Orden read an email he received from the family member of a U.S. Army veteran who took his life after seeking mental health treatment from a VA facility and being turned away.
Watch the clip here, or read the transcript below.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) announced the opening of entries for the 2023 Congressional Art Competition. The winning artwork from the Third District's competition will be displayed alongside artwork from across the nation for one year in the U.S. Capitol, as well as on House.gov's Congressional Art Competition page.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA-20) announced that he will lead a Congressional Delegation to the southern border on Thursday, February 16th with four House of Representatives freshmen Members, including Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03).
Following the announcement, Congressman Van Orden released the following statement:
“I am heading back to the border for the second time this week, which means I will have been there twice as many times as the president.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) joined 153 Members of Congress in introducing a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) on the Biden Administration’s flawed and burdensome “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs announced that Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) has been named Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
“If we can house tens of thousands of illegal immigrants each month, there is not an excuse for a single homeless veteran in this nation,” said Van Orden. “Supporting veterans’ mental health and financial fitness needs to be a priority for America, and will be for this committee.”
WEST SALEM, WI – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) announced his appointment to the House of Representatives’ Agriculture Committee, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) proposed two congressional amendments and one bill – delivering on his promise to enact real change in Washington and marking his first legislation introduced as a Member of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) was sworn in to represent Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District in the 118th Congress.
"I was raised in abject rural poverty by a single mom. Earlier this morning, I was sworn into Congress. Within a single generation, I went from the meanest circumstances to the highest levels of power in the most powerful country that has ever existed in the world.
“The American Dream is real. Take it; it is waiting for you.