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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,

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VA secretary: ‘We’re not cutting benefits’

Veterans Affairs 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.

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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.

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VA Sec. Doug Collins defends veteran’s care, benefits amid layoffs

Top Republicans say they trust Collins to lead the department. Democrats, however, have not expressed faith that cutting $98 million through dismissals won’t harm veterans. “We’re not cutting critical health care,

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EXCLUSIVE: VA Secretary looks to ‘raise our game’ despite mass layoffs within department

Doug Collins said his transition from Georgia Congressman to VA Secretary has been full of surprises, both good and bad.

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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 ...

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Senate Democrats want answers from VA secretary after DOGE data dive

The accessing of veterans’ information by Elon Musk surrogates comes amid agency layoffs and after the firing of its ...

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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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Federal workers protest nationwide VA layoffs outside of North Las Vegas VA Medical Center

The VA said these cuts will save the department more than $98 million, which they claim will be "directed back towards ...

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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, ...