Promise Made, Promise Broken: The Derrick Van Orden Story

Rep. Derrick Van Orden Is My Local Villain in the Trump-GOP Cult. Who Is Yours?

A brave legislator would break with the Republican policy to put more money in the pockets of the rich while children go hungry, but not Van Orden.

Promise Made, Promise Broken: The Derrick Van Orden Story

Van Orden “says one thing and does another… he’s gone totally Washington” Derrick Van Orden made a promise to Wisconsinites that he’d protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – and just days later, he broke it. Derrick Van Orden on May 5, 2025: *signs on to resolution opposing SNAP cuts* Derrick Van Orden on May 14th: *votes YES on the extreme Republican plan to slash SNAP by nearly $300 billion, even though 34,000 household…