Senate confirms Doug Collins to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs
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The Senate confirmed former Rep. Doug Collins to lead the Department of Veterans’ Affairs on Tuesday.
The Air Force Reserve chaplain served in Congress from 2013 to 2021, where he defended President Donald Trump during the 2019 impeachment inquiry.
Collins also passed through the Veterans’ Affairs Committee on a wide bipartisan vote – only Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, had voted against him.
Collins will now head off an agency marred by budget shortfalls, millions paid out to executives who weren’t eligible to receive them, and complaints from veterans of long wait times for care. It’ll be his first time leading an organization as sprawling as the VA and its 400,000 employees and 1,300 health facilities.
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The Senate confirmed former Rep. Doug Collins to lead the Department of Veterans’ Affairs on Tuesday.
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