President Trump’s selection to head the department of Veterans Affairs has passed out of committee on an 18-1 vote. The nearly unanimous bi-partisan result means former Georgia GOP Rep. Doug Collins’s would appear to be headed for easy confirmation in the full Senate. Collins is a Navy veteran, and Air Force Reserve chaplain, and former pastor. The lone […]
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Sen. Committee Approves Trump VA Secretary Nominee Doug Collins
President Trump’s selection to head the department of Veterans Affairs has passed out of committee on an 18-1 vote. The nearly unanimous bi-partisan result means former Georgia GOP Rep. Doug Collins’s would appear to be headed for easy confirmation in the full Senate. Collins is a Navy veteran, and Air Force Reserve chaplain, and former pastor. The lone opposition vote came from Hawaii Democrat Mazie Hirono [D-Hawaii] concerned Collins may overturn a Biden policy that allows military hospitals to perform abortions even in states where the procedure is not allowed.