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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2025
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Western Wisconsin residents speak out against Republican Tax Law ahead of Vice President’s La Crosse visit
As Vance celebrates law that cuts SNAP, rips healthcare away, and slashes jobs, Wisconsinites call for elected officials to support working families instead
LA CROSSE, Wis. – Ahead of Vice President JD Vance's visit to La Crosse tomorrow to promote the Republican Tax Law, western Wisconsin residents are speaking out against legislation that makes major cuts to SNAP and Medicaid while handing additional tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations.
The Republican law makes devastating cuts to programs that help Wisconsin families, veterans, and seniors access basic necessities like food and healthcare, all to pay for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy.
Lars Espeland of Eau Claire: “There’s no hiding it, the Republican Tax Law makes disastrous cuts to programs that our neighbors and communities depend on. Because of this law, it’s getting harder for people to afford healthcare, put food on the table, and succeed.”
Bobbi Schmidt, a La Crosse parent: “As a parent and SNAP recipient, it’s clear to me that the priorities of the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress like Derrick Van Orden don’t help families here in Wisconsin succeed. Ripping away healthcare and pushing costs higher is bad enough, but it’s unconscionable that this is being done just to give big corporations and the ultra-rich more tax breaks. We need our elected officials to start prioritizing working families. ”
Under the Republican Tax Law, an estimated 49,000 Wisconsinites, including families with children, seniors, and veterans, could lose access to SNAP. The law will also rip healthcare away from as many as 128,000 Wisconsinites as a result of changes to Medicaid/BadgerCare and the loss of health tax credits from the Affordable Care Act.
Oliver Winn of Eau Claire: “If Vice President Vance and Congressman Van Orden were interested in supporting families in western Wisconsin, they would’ve stopped the Republican Tax Law in its tracks. 128,000 Wisconsinites are now at risk of not being able to access the care they need to stay healthy, manage illnesses, and thrive.”
Sharon Dillon of Eau Claire: “This law is bad for Wisconsin workers and our economy. While forcing tens of thousands of Wisconsinites to worry about how they’ll make ends meet and afford basics like healthcare and food, the Republican Tax Law also raises energy prices and cuts thousands of good paying jobs. With so many families also struggling, this law just makes things worse.”
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