Congressman Derrick Van Orden frequently talks about growing up poor and eating “government cheese,” which only makes it easier to identify him as a ladder pusher: someone who was able to take advantage of policies that can help children and families climb out of poverty, only to push the ladder away before anyone else can benefit. We’ll talk to Kate Felton of Eau Claire about her new column at The Recombobulation Area that calls out Van Orden for continuing to lie that the new Republican budget law doesn’t hurt people who rely on Medicaid and nutrition support to stay out of poverty.

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