Derrick Van Orden
The Public Record
Derrick Van Orden is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district since January 3, 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he has focused on issues related to veterans, emphasizing the importance of the transition from active duty to civilian life for service members. Van Orden's legislative priorities reflect his commitment to supporting those who have served in the military.
Listen, no veteran should be going unhoused. We just--we just should not, and some of my veteran brothers and sisters, unfortunately, you know, wind up in that situation.
I will tell you what, I have learned several different things that were disconcerting during your testimony and, again, a lot of these problems keep me up at night.
I came here to get tasked by you and I am going to get down and I am going to sit down, as I said, with Ranking Member Levin here and come up with some solutions.
Mr. Speaker, my favorite part of this building is not the rotunda or Statuary Hall or even this Chamber. It is a simple quote painted above a door downstairs. It is, ``When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the…
I would like to highlight a fellow veteran, Senior Chief Mike Day, former Navy Seal, Navy Cross recipient.
We want to make sure that we can do whatever we can for these veterans to fulfill that, but we still also have to uphold our duty to protect the taxpayers from rampant spending.
I believe the proposals we have here today... are incredibly important to ensuring veterans continue to use the benefits that they have earned.





