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WKOW: Derrick Van Orden's Website "Says One Of His Campaign Priorities is to Fully Repeal Obamacare"
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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WKOW: Derrick Van Orden's Website "Says One Of His Campaign Priorities is to Fully Repeal Obamacare"
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After months of doing nothing to extend ACA tax credits as they expired and costs skyrocketed for Wisconsinites, Derrick Van Orden's campaign website still lists his true priority: repealing the Affordable Care Act.
WKOW reports that Van Orden's website " says one of his campaign priorities is to fully repeal Obamacare, a common term used for the Affordable Care Act."
WATCH ON
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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WKOW: Derrick Van Orden's Website "Says One Of His Campaign Priorities is to Fully Repeal Obamacare"
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After months of doing nothing to extend ACA tax credits as they expired and costs skyrocketed for Wisconsinites, Derrick Van Orden's campaign website still lists his true priority: repealing the Affordable Care Act.
WKOW reports that Van Orden's website " says one of his campaign priorities is to fully repeal Obamacare, a common term used for the Affordable Care Act."
WATCH ONWKOW :
WKOW : "That includes Wisconsin Republican Derrick Van Orden, who previously criticized the [Affordable Care Act] subsidies."
WKOW : "Van Orden's vote yesterday to extend ACA subsidies is the opposite of one of the positions he's campaigning on right now. I took this screenshot from his website this morning. It says one of his campaign priorities is to fully repeal Obamacare, a common term used for the Affordable Care Act."
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
"Wisconsinites know that Derrick Van Orden wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act and rip their health care away, because it's literally written on his website. Van Orden is to blame for Wisconsin families' health care costs skyrocketing and no political stunts will save him from losing his seat this November."
Read more from WKOW :
* Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden, who represents Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District, was one of 17 Republicans who crossed the aisle Thursday to vote with House Democrats in favor of a bill that extends Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years. For Van Orden, that vote marked a drastic shift in his public views on the tax credits, which he previously criticized.
* Democrats have been advocating for extending the subsidies for months... During the shutdown, Van Orden vocally opposed extending ACA subsidies, including in an interview with 27 News in October.
* When the shutdown ended, Van Orden put out a statement accusing Democrats of trying to protect "partisan pet projects and reckless spending."
* Van Orden's Thursday vote to extend ACA subsidies runs counter to a position he's taking on the campaign trail ahead of the 2026 midterms.
* On his campaign website, Van Orden advocates for repealing the Affordable Care Act, which he refers to as Obamacare.
* "Derrick will work to make sure individuals with preexisting conditions are protected when Obamacare is fully repealed and a new system is implemented allowing for true competition in healthcare, driving costs down," the site reads.
* In an emailed statement late Friday evening, Van Orden's communications director said the congressman continues to oppose the Affordable Care Act.
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/wkow-derrick-van-ordens-website-says-one-of-his-campaign-priorities-is-to-fully-repeal-obamacare/
Trump Declares All-Out Assault on Affordable Care Act While Democrats Fight to Save ACA Tax Credits
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Trump Declares All-Out Assault on Affordable Care Act While Democrats Fight to Save ACA Tax Credits
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At a speech intended to boast about the U.S. economy, Trump instructs Republicans to put ACA on chopping block
Donald Trump and House Republicans have refused to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, causing health insurance premiums to sky-rocket for tens of millions of Americans.
As a result, numbers published today by the federal government show nearly 1.4 million fewer
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Trump Declares All-Out Assault on Affordable Care Act While Democrats Fight to Save ACA Tax Credits
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At a speech intended to boast about the U.S. economy, Trump instructs Republicans to put ACA on chopping block
Donald Trump and House Republicans have refused to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, causing health insurance premiums to sky-rocket for tens of millions of Americans.
As a result, numbers published today by the federal government show nearly 1.4 million fewerAmericans have enrolled in ACA coverage this year following expiration of the enhanced tax credits.
At a rambling speech in Michigan, Donald Trump instructed Republicans to "confront" the ACA, renewing his goal of repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act.
Deputy Speaker Johnson, along with House Republicans in competitive districts, including Jen Kiggans, Tom Kean Jr., and Gabe Evans, among many others, have also issued support for repealing the ACA.
DCCC Spokesperson Justin Chermol :
"Taking orders from their real speaker, Doanld Trump, Republicans are hellbent on destroying the Affordable Care Act and making life more expensive for millions of hardworking Americans. A truly remarkable campaign promise for the on-year."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/trump-declares-all-out-assault-on-affordable-care-act-while-democrats-fight-to-save-aca-tax-credits/
Stacy Garrity Kicks Off 2026 By Reminding Pennsylvanians That She Will Always Put Donald Trump First
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news:
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Stacy Garrity Kicks Off 2026 By Reminding Pennsylvanians That She Will Always Put Donald Trump First
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Garrity also reminded Commonwealth families her extreme stance on abortion "has never changed"
Yesterday at a Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon, Stacy Garrity took a page from Republicans' losing campaign playbook by making it clear that there is not a single issue in which she disagrees with Donald Trump -even when it hurts Pennsylvanians. In committing to put loyalty to the president over Pennsylvania
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news:
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Stacy Garrity Kicks Off 2026 By Reminding Pennsylvanians That She Will Always Put Donald Trump First
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Garrity also reminded Commonwealth families her extreme stance on abortion "has never changed"
Yesterday at a Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon, Stacy Garrity took a page from Republicans' losing campaign playbook by making it clear that there is not a single issue in which she disagrees with Donald Trump -even when it hurts Pennsylvanians. In committing to put loyalty to the president over Pennsylvaniafamilies, Garrity said she would be "honored" to have Trump's endorsement.
At the luncheon, Garrity squarely opposed Governor Shapiro's lawsuit to take on the Trump administration and restore $13 million in funding for Pennsylvania farmers, instead making it clear she would rather Pennsylvania kids and families go hungry than challenge Trump's harmful policies. This comes after she championed Trump's disastrous budget bill as a " huge win," despite the law stripping away health care and food assistance, killing jobs, and raising everyday costs and energy prices for families across the Commonwealth.
She also shared that, after trying to overturn the will of Pennsylvania voters, she found it "fun" to peddle debunked lies that the 2020 election was stolen.
In her remarks, Garrity also recommitted to her extreme support for restricting reproductive freedom, in case there were any chance she'd changed her position after celebrating Pennsylvanians losing their freedom to choose, and selling anti-abortion merchandise on her campaign website.
"Stacy Garrity is running to bring Donald Trump's disastrous agenda to Pennsylvania -even when it means working directly against the needs of Pennsylvanians," said DGA spokesperson Izzi Levy. "Garrity has made it clear that in her eyes Donald Trump can do no wrong - even as he strips away health care and guts funding to support farmers and feed hungry kids, kills jobs and drives up energy costs, takes aim at the rule of law, and rips away fundamental freedoms. Pennsylvania families deserve a governor that will fight for them, not an extremist dead-set on replicating Washington Republicans' cruel and chaotic agenda in the Keystone State."
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/stacy-garrity-kicks-off-2026-by-reminding-pennsylvanians-that-she-will-always-put-donald-trump-first/
NEW POLL: Michigan Voters Hate Bill Huizenga's Economy
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NEW POLL: Michigan Voters Hate Bill Huizenga's Economy
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Detroit News : "Pocketbook blowback from voters in battleground Michigan could portend a poor showing by Republicans in the pivotal 2026 midterm elections."
A new poll from The Detroit News and WDIV-TV finds that Michigan voters hate Donald Trump and Bill Huizenga's economy. Nearly " two-thirds of Michiganians said they are seeing their household costs increase " and almost twice as many voters gave Trump an "F" than "A" when
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NEW POLL: Michigan Voters Hate Bill Huizenga's Economy
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Detroit News : "Pocketbook blowback from voters in battleground Michigan could portend a poor showing by Republicans in the pivotal 2026 midterm elections."
A new poll from The Detroit News and WDIV-TV finds that Michigan voters hate Donald Trump and Bill Huizenga's economy. Nearly " two-thirds of Michiganians said they are seeing their household costs increase " and almost twice as many voters gave Trump an "F" than "A" whengrading his handling of the economy.
Key Takeaways:
* "...64% of respondents said their household costs have gone up in the past year, with an overwhelming 82.5% of those individuals pointing to food and groceries as the budget category that is rising the most."
* "The survey found that 48% of respondents said Trump's economic policies have made the national economy overall weaker, while 38% said his policies have made the economy stronger."
* "Asked to grade Trump on his handling of the economy, twice as many respondents gave the president an 'F' as gave him an 'A.'"
REMINDER: " Michigan voters could play an outsized role in determining which party controls Congress during the final two years of Trump's term as Democrats look to flip three U.S. House seats in the Great Lakes State." Huizenga will be forced to defend his support for Trump's economy.
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
"Michiganders are feeling the squeeze as prices skyrocket, and they knowWashington Republicans like Bill Huizenga are part of the problem. Huizenga has backed Trump's chaotic and expensive agenda that's raised costs on Michigan families and voters will hold him accountable next year."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/new-poll-michigan-voters-hate-bill-huizengas-economy/
Lombardo Lies About Plans to Address His Housing Crisis As Costs Continue to Skyrocket
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 13 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Lombardo Lies About Plans to Address His Housing Crisis As Costs Continue to Skyrocket
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After Joe Lombardo showed that he's more extreme than Donald Trump when it comes to helping families afford to buy a home, he's been scrambling to cover up his own record by claiming that he's " actively developing " a working group on corporate homeownership. A new report found that " this working group has not been introduced or mentioned " as Lombardo's office refused to provide any details.
Despite making
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 13 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Lombardo Lies About Plans to Address His Housing Crisis As Costs Continue to Skyrocket
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After Joe Lombardo showed that he's more extreme than Donald Trump when it comes to helping families afford to buy a home, he's been scrambling to cover up his own record by claiming that he's " actively developing " a working group on corporate homeownership. A new report found that " this working group has not been introduced or mentioned " as Lombardo's office refused to provide any details.
Despite makingNevada's housing crisis a central part of his 2022 campaign, Lombardo repeatedly blocked efforts to prevent big corporations from pricing Nevadans out of purchasing a home. In 2023, Lombardo vetoed legislation that would have limited how many homes big corporations could buy in a single year, a policy Trump is now claiming he supports. During the 2025 legislative session, Lombardo pressured members of his own party to block a similar bill.
A recent survey found that under Lombardo, an overwhelming majority of Nevadans think housing is unaffordable. As a majority of homes for sale are unaffordable to most buyers in Las Vegas, one in three Nevadans have considered leaving the state because of rising housing costs. Adding insult to injury, Trump's tariffs -that Lombardo supports -will raise the cost to build and purchase a home.
See more below:
2 News : More plans to stop corporate landlords from buying homes in Nevada
* President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Wednesday, calling on Congress to make changes to limit corporate investors from buying up single-family homes.
* Currently, Nevada Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen and Nevada Democratic Representative Steve Horsford are trying to push legislation forward that does exactly that.
* There's also been multiple attempts at the state level.
* In the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo vetoed SB395, a corporate housing bill.
* The bill's sponsor, State Senator Dina Neal (D), Las Vegas, brought back similar legislation in last year's regular session.
* We reached out to Governor Lombardo's Office since, on the surface, it appears the President and the Nevada Governor are on different pages.
* However, Lombardo said in a statement,... "Following the end of the 36th Special Session here in Nevada, we have been actively developing an interim stakeholder working group to develop a complete understanding of the issues surrounding corporate homeownership..."
* This working group has not been introduced or mentioned. We asked his office for more details, and they said they could not provide any.
3 News : Trump aims to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes
* Former President Donald Trump announced his intention to seek a ban on institutional investors purchasing single-family homes, stating that the move would make housing more affordable for Americans.
* This announcement comes after Gov. Joe Lombardo recently vetoed legislation in Nevada that would have limited the practice.
* State Sen. Dina Neal, who authored the bill, expressed her support for the proposed ban and emphasized the need for such measures in Nevada.
Nevada Current : Homes in the U.S. are less affordable than in the past, says housing analyst
* In Clark County, where the annual typical wage was $66,105, a buyer in the last quarter of 2025 would have had to spend 42% of their pay on home expenses, compared with a historical average of 31.7%.
* Clark County was the 223rd most affordable county of the 594 analyzed in the report, while Washoe County was 220th.
* A homebuyer in Washoe County, which had an annual average wage of $70,954, would have had to spend 48.4% of that on home expenses in the last quarter, compared with a historical average of 38.9%.
* The report assigns an affordability scale to each county. Those with scores under 100 are less affordable than historic averages.
* That landed Clark County a 75 on the affordability scale for the quarter and an even more unaffordable 60 for the entire year.
* Washoe scored 80 on the affordability scale for the last quarter and 63 for the year.
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Original text here: https://nvdems.com/lombardo-lies-about-plans-to-address-his-housing-crisis-as-costs-continue-to-skyrocket/
Congressman Ryan Mackenzie Marks His First Year in Office: Higher Costs and Devastating Cuts
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Congressman Ryan Mackenzie Marks His First Year in Office: Higher Costs and Devastating Cuts
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Here are the numbers to know from Mackenzie's first year in Congress
Republican Congressman Ryan Mackenzie is trying to take a victory lap after his first year in office - but he's making some major omissions.
What Mackenzie isn't telling the hardworking people of the Lehigh Valley is that his first year in office has been marked by higher prices and devastating cuts to health care
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Congressman Ryan Mackenzie Marks His First Year in Office: Higher Costs and Devastating Cuts
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Here are the numbers to know from Mackenzie's first year in Congress
Republican Congressman Ryan Mackenzie is trying to take a victory lap after his first year in office - but he's making some major omissions.
What Mackenzie isn't telling the hardworking people of the Lehigh Valley is that his first year in office has been marked by higher prices and devastating cuts to health careand public safety initiatives across the Lehigh Valley.
Here are a few numbers you need to know from Mackenzie's first year:
* 24,000 + - That's how many people across Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District are set to lose health care coverage because Mackenzie cast a decisive vote for massive Medicaid cuts.
* 40,000+ - That's how many households across Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District rely on SNAP and could lose food assistance because Mackenzie voted to gut the program.
* 102% - That's how much Pennie costs on average are skyrocketing across Pennsylvania because Mackenzie failed to extend the ACA tax credits (reminder: Mackenzie called the ACA " infringements upon our rights.")
* 250 - 350 - That's how many workers Mack Trucks announced they were laying off at their Lehigh Valley Operations plant because of reckless tariffs supported by Mackenzie.
* $2 million - That's how much money Mackenzie voted to strip from an anti-opioid task force in Monroe County.
* 98% - That's how often Mackenzie has voted with Trump and his D.C. party bosses so far this Congress according to a legislative scorecard.
* 2.3 million - That's the average nightly viewership for Jimmy Kimmel's late night show, which made Mackenzie a punchline for acting as a loyal lapdog for Trump.
DCCC Spokesperson Eli Cousin:
"Congressman Ryan Mackenzie's first year in office has been a disaster for the Lehigh Valley. Mackenzie rubber-stamped reckless tariffs that are jacking up prices and eliminating jobs, voted to gut Medicaid and allow health care costs to skyrocket, and stripped funding from public safety initiatives across the Lehigh Valley. Voters will hold him accountable in November."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/congressman-ryan-mackenzie-marks-his-first-year-in-office-higher-costs-and-devastating-cuts/
CNN Data Guru: "Democrats Are Going to Take Back the House"
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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CNN Data Guru: "Democrats Are Going to Take Back the House"
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Democrats currently hold an eight point Party ID advantage, according to a recent poll from Gallup.
What's that mean?
CNN's data guru Harry Enten says Democrats are going to take back the House.
House Republicans currently hold one of the slimmest majorities in modern American history and have broken their core campaign promise to lower costs for everyday Americans.
Instead, they have refused to extend the Affordable
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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CNN Data Guru: "Democrats Are Going to Take Back the House"
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Democrats currently hold an eight point Party ID advantage, according to a recent poll from Gallup.
What's that mean?
CNN's data guru Harry Enten says Democrats are going to take back the House.
House Republicans currently hold one of the slimmest majorities in modern American history and have broken their core campaign promise to lower costs for everyday Americans.
Instead, they have refused to extend the AffordableCare Act tax credits and ripped health care away from millions of Americans to pay for tax breaks for GOP billionaire donors.
DCCC Spokesperson Justin Chermol :
"The data doesn't lie - Democrats are taking back the House in November."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/cnn-data-guru-democrats-are-going-to-take-back-the-house/
