… two years, and that is to get rid of a program that has never existed since the time someone lent someone seashells to buy a cave. That's the VASP program. The Veterans Affairs Administration, under the previous administration, decided to take on $17 billion worth of debt without conferring with Congress. And to me, that should be unlawful. Let me explain what the VAS program is for those people that are not on me and Chris's subcommittee. (00:21–00:32)
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Asserts that the VA took on $17 billion in debt without congressional approval.
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