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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,
VA secretary: ‘We’re not cutting benefits’
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins defended the Trump administration's recent layoffs at the department, arguing that cuts have not been made to "critical health care" or other benefits.
VA Secretary addresses benefits rumors: should veterans be worried about potential cuts?
Times of political change often bring with them a certain instability that generates all kinds of rumors, and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is not exempt from this. Howev
Trump’s Sober Pick for Veterans Affairs Has His Work Cut Out
Former Rep. Doug Collins offers a reassuring vision, but the VA’s needs and his support for privatization don’t augur well.
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.
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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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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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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Unions sue to overturn the firing of federal workers at VA and other agencies
Government employee unions file a lawsuit against federal government and President Donald Trump’s administration concerning ...
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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, ...
Several Central Texas Veterans Affairs clinics undergoing 'small number' of layoffs
Layoffs are underway at the 11 Central Texas Veterans Affair sites.
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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.
Ann Arbor VA Hospital employee reinstated after losing job in federal cuts
One Ann Arbor employee found out she was being fired after being locked out of her government accounts at that time. Now she ...