Washington — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Doug Collins as secretary of veterans affairs, putting the former congressman and Iraq War veteran at the helm of a department that provides crucial ...

Doug Collins to lead the Department of Veterans’ Affairs on ... Collins also passed through the Veterans’ Affairs Committee on a wide bipartisan vote – only Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, had voted ...

Doug Collins was confirmed Tuesday as President ... Veterans Affairs Committee in an 18-1 vote last month, with Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) expressing reservations that Collins would eliminate ...