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Derrick Van Orden: “I don't understand why people are saying that we're cutting…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Derrick Van Orden, Tammy Baldwin stops in the region Thursday

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No tax on tips, no tax on overtime. No tax or $6,000 tax break. Bringing in $1 billion a year for Badger Care in the state of Wisconsin. So I don't understand why people are saying that we're cutting Medicaid here when we actually brought back $1 billion for Badger Care every year. Protesters gathered outside the meeting. Here you see him against the big beautiful bill is what they were protesting. And in Cochrane, Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin was fighting for farmers. (00:21–00:31)

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Asserts that Medicaid is not being cut because $1 billion is brought back for Badger Care annually.

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