众议员范奥登 （Van Orden） 试图削减对欧克莱尔 （Eau Claire） 的联邦资金，原因是查理·柯克 （Charlie Kirk） 遇刺后市议会成员的职位，称他们纵容暴力。 Rep. Van Orden seeks to cut federal funds to Eau Claire over council members' posts following Charlie Kirk’s assassination, calling them condoning violence.

Derrick Van Orden正在推动立法, 削减联邦对威斯康辛州Eau Claire的资助, Rep. Derrick Van Orden is pushing legislation to cut federal funding for Eau Claire, Wisconsin, over comments made by two city council members following the assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk. Van Orden声称,这些言论纵容政治暴力,威胁要与庆祝这种行为的雇员一起从市政府扣留资金。 Van Orden claims the remarks condone political violence, threatening to withhold funds from municipalities with employees who celebrate such acts. 自那时起,理事会成员已取消其职位,并澄清其立场。 The council members have since deleted their posts and clarified their positions. Eau Claire的市议会主席Emily Berge反对这项行动, Eau Claire’s City Council President Emily Berge opposes the move, citing concerns over free speech and the need for unity. Van Orden的办公室说,如果理事会成员辞职或被解雇,问题就可以得到解决。 Van Orden’s office says the issue could be resolved if the council members resign or are fired.