Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins (R) will lead the Department of Veterans Affairs after the Senate on Tuesday easily voted to ...
Doug Collins testified before the U.S. Senate Veterans Affairs committee for his confirmation hearing to become the next Veterans Affairs Secretary.
The Senate voted 77-23 to approve Doug Collins to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, giving the department a Senate-confirmed leader two weeks into the Trump administration.
Nominee Doug Collins said he wants to expand VA's community care program while still strengthening the existing department health care system.
Doug Collins joined the Air Force after 9/11 and deployed to Balad Air Base, Iraq, in 2008 as the nighttime flight chaplain.