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Derrick Van Orden: “The Veterans Administration has the potential to destroy the…”

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

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Rep. Derrick Van Orden Raises Concerns Over VA Budget Request at Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 04:14

So the issue that we have here, no one on this committee, Mr. Levin, who's my ranking member, who I respect tremendously, cares about veterans homelessness, as do I. But this is not the way to do this. The Veterans Administration has the potential to destroy the second best thing the Veterans Administration has ever done. The first thing is the GI Bill that fundamentally created the middle class. The second one is the Veterans Home Loan guarantee. (04:14–04:23)

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Asserts that current actions could destroy the Veterans Home Loan guarantee program.

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