EXCERPT:
CARPENTER: “Yeah, I mean, it’s sort of a basic promise that we in theory make to our veterans, right? In exchange for your service, we will provide you education, health care for your family and these other benefits. And here’s what I don’t understand. Like, I understand, yes, our budget is unsustainable. There are going to be have to be cuts that are painful eventually, but here you have a program that is given to veterans who are in trouble with their mortgages that is designed to help them. And, you know, you can make an argument for saying we can’t afford to continue this in the future. We’ll keep these people on it, right, but maybe not extend it to others. Like, that would be a reasonable proposal, right? The normal kind of budget mechanics you would expect. But, instead, they’re just ripping people off of these mortgages so they get dumped with higher interest rates that they can’t afford. I mean, that is just callous. And so, you know, maybe by bringing some media attention to it, there’s people that will take notice of this because it seems like a pretty easy fix.”