"I have also heard from realtors and loan officers who find that in their efforts to secure homes for veterans and their families receiving a VA-approved appraisal is the most challenging and time-consuming requirement."
"One veteran even lost his prospective home when his interest rate lock expired as he waited for an appraisal and, I think we would all agree, that is simply unacceptable."
"We are well aware of the threats posed by our increasingly connected society, but nowhere do these risks hit closer to home than on the very technology we rely upon for our own health care."
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"Improving security is a collective responsibility."
"With those impending challenges in mind, I ask that you please report on what strategies, if any, the VA is utilizing to account for this overall shortage in the appraiser market and reduce the averag..."
"Some of these veterans and their advocates have waited up to nine weeks to even have an appraiser assigned to their case, Mr. Chairman, nine weeks, making them far less competitive as prospective buye..."
"Throughout my district, I have heard from veterans who are waiting a long time, too long, frankly, to be able to get an appraisal on their VA-backed home loans."
"The cost of inaction is too great."
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"Hon. Greg Walden, a Representative in Congress from the State of Oregon, opening statement."