{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sablan.house.gov/loan-fee-refunds-vets", "Loan fee refunds for Vets", "2019-10-15", "2019", "2019-10", "Democrat", "House", "MP", "Gregorio Sablan", "S001177", "sablan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Loan fee refunds for Vets                                           \n              Oct 15, 2019      \t\t        \t    \n      \t            \n                    \n                                            \n          \n        \n        \n            \n    \n  \n    \n    \n    Disabled veterans nationwide, overcharged as much as $19,000 in home loan fees, are now eligible for refunds.An Inspector General investigation, earlier this year, found the Department of Veterans Affairs owes $286.4 million in refunds to veterans; and along with colleagues on the House Veterans' Affairs CommitteeI urged Secretary Wilkie to come up with a planto make these veterans whole. On Tuesday,the VA announcedthat it had identified over 130,000 loans, where fees were wrongly assessed, and set up a toll-free number (877.827.3702) for veterans to find out if they are due a refund. In creating the VA home loan program to help veterans successfully transition to civilian life, Congress specifically exempted veterans with service-connected disabilities from paying fees. The VA needs to follow the law.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://sablan.house.gov/loan-fee-refunds-vets"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0662879794836044, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}