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Derrick Van Orden: “The amount of money the average veteran was in arrears was…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Derrick Van Orden Asks VA Sec. Doug Collins For His 'Top Line Item' Needing Congressional Support

Published | Video Starts at 01:06

So if it was at 7.5%, the VA would buy the loan from a lending institution, lower the interest rate to 2.5%, and they spent an average of $360,000 per home. They did this up to the tune of $17 billion. The amount of money the average veteran was in arrears was $25,000. So it was a $25,000 problem that was solved with a $360,000 solution. And that's how the previous administration ran the VA. And, Doug, excuse me. (01:06–01:11)

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