Veterans Affairs Secretary Collins

Veterans Affairs Secretary Collins: “We’re not cutting benefits.”
I interviewed the VA Secretary Doug Collins last night and it was pretty clear he had a message for the roughly 18 million living veterans in this country. “We're not cutting critical health care. We're not cutting health care benefits,
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins
Former Representative Doug Collins offers a reassuring vision for the department helping nine million veterans each year. But the VA’s needs and his support for privatization don’t augur well.
Are Veterans' Benefits Being Cut? Trump's VA Cuts Explained
Staffing reductions in the Department of Veterans Affairs have prompted concerns that veterans' benefits may be cut.
VA secretary: ‘We’re not cutting benefits’
Secretary Doug Collins on Thursday defended the Trump administration’s recent layoffs at the department, arguing that cuts have not been made to “critical health care” or other benefits. “We’re not cutting critical health care,
VA Secretary: DOGE layoffs will not affect veterans’ care, benefits
Patty Murray from Washington said that these layoffs included researchers who were working on cancer treatment, opioid addiction, prosthetics and burn pit exposure. U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Wednesday she is seeking answers about how the layoffs may have affected efforts to prevent suicide through the confidential Veterans Crisis Line.
Fired VA health workers reinstated, but new staff don't trust Trump and Musk
More than 1,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs were fired amid the Trump administration's broad layoffs last ...
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US Sen. Jon Ossoff presses VA leader Collins for info on Musk's access to veterans' medical records
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff wants Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins — a fellow Georgian — to provide clarity about Elon Musk's ...
VA Secretary Doug Collins to temporarily head 2 watchdog offices
President Donald Trump on Monday named Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins as the interim leader of two watchdog offices ...
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VA secretary tapped to temporarily lead 2 federal oversight offices
VA Secretary Doug Collins will lead the Office of Government Ethics and the Office of Special Counsel until new directors are ...
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VA reinstates some fired employees, but 36 senators push for rehiring all 1,000 back
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) said at least two former Veterans Crisis Line employees have told her office they are in the process of being rehired at the VA.
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Gainesville native Doug Collins speaks on VA confirmation
Gainesville native Doug Collins was selected to be President Donald Trump's Veterans Affairs Secretary and was confirmed in a 77-to-23 vote on February 4th. In a call to AccessWDUN on Thursday, ...
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LGBTQ Pride flags banned at VA facilities under new policy
Only the American flag and other state and military-related banners will be allowed to be displayed under the new department ...
EXCLUSIVE: VA Secretary looks to ‘raise our game’ despite mass layoffs within department
Channel 2’s Richard Elliot was the only Atlanta TV reporter to speak with Collins on Friday who said his transition from Georgia Congressman to VA Secretary has been full of surprises, both good and ...