Andy Barr: “Once again, I thank the sponsor of this legislation, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. David Scott). I thank the gentleman…”

“Once again, I thank the sponsor of this legislation, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. David Scott). I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Zeldin) for his continued leadership on this legislation. I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Levin), whom I have the privilege of serving with on the Veterans Affairs' Committee as well, for his leadership in getting this bipartisan legislation to the House floor and to this point. I thank the chairwoman of our full committee, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters), for her leadership in helping navigate this legislation forward. Mr. Speaker, in conclusion, this is an important piece of legislation. It is bipartisan recognition of a problem created unintentionally by a law passed last year, and it is about providing two basic protections for veterans: protecting veterans who are seeking the dream of homeownership from predatory practices and from this practice of churning, and preserving liquidity in the secondary market for VA loans, which, in a nutshell, means that our veterans will have access to more affordable housing. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friends on the other side of the aisle, and I thank Mr. Zeldin for his leadership. I yield back the balance of my time.”