In July 2025, the Republican Tax Law was passed in Congress. This legislation cut health care and food assistance to pay for tax breaks for billionaires and corporations. Here’s a closer look at how it impacts Wisconsin workers and families:

The Republican Tax Law: At A Glance

Cuts Medicaid by more than $900 billion — the largest cuts to Medicaid in U.S. history
Cuts SNAP food assistance — the largest cut to the program's history
Hands the wealthiest Americans a $1 trillion tax cut over the next decade
Locks in a 21% corporate tax rate, letting big corporations pay less while raising prices on everyday goods

The GOP Tax Law and Health Care: 110,000 Wisconsinites at Risk

54,000 Wisconsinites will lose Medicaid coverage
Three rural Wisconsin hospitals are at immediate risk of closure
Several Wisconsin nursing homes are at risk of closure

The GOP Tax Law: Who Benefits?

The wealthiest 1% of Americans get a $1 trillion tax cut over the next decade
Big corporations are using their tax breaks to reward wealthy shareholders — not raise wages or lower prices
Meanwhile, working families in Wisconsin are losing health care and food assistance to help pay for it

The Republican Tax Law: Salt in the Wound

While Wisconsin families absorb these cuts, tariffs and the Iran War are making everyday life more expensive:

Tariffs have raised prices on groceries, furniture, and everyday goods. Grocery prices hit their highest point since 2022 and the average American household is paying an additional $2,512 this year because of tariffs. Rep. Derrick Van Orden voted for tariffs 5 times.
The war in Iran is costing a billion dollars a day — money that could have gone to health care, food assistance, or Wisconsin communities instead — and experts warn it could keep gas and diesel prices elevated into 2027. Rep Derrick Van Orden voted in support of the war 5 times.

The GOP Tax Law: The Bottom Line

The Republican Tax Law puts Wisconsinities at risk of losing their health care and their SNAP benefits to pay for tax breaks for billionaires. Tariffs and the Iran War are driving up the costs of gas, groceries, and everyday goods. Congressman Derrick Van Orden voted for each of these policies.

Republican Tax Law is Hurting Wisconsin Communities