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Lawmakers press VA over abrupt end to VASP and housing risks for veterans
Summary
Members pressed VA Secretary Doug Collins about the department's decision to stop accepting applications to the Veterans Assistance Support Program (VASP), the timing of public notice, and the potential risk of foreclosure for veterans awaiting an alternative program from Congress.
Several members told the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee they were alarmed by how quickly the department posted the end to the Veterans Assistance Support Program (VASP) and by the reported short public notice to veterans who were trying to enroll.
Representative Chris Babin (R-TX) and other lawmakers described cases from their districts of veterans who were trying to use VASP as a last-resort stopgap to keep homes, and said they had been told the department posted plans to stop accepting lender applications on April 23 —…
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