Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins was back before members of the U.S. Senate for the next step in the confirmation process to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins was back before members of the U.S. Senate for the next step in the confirmation process to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Doug Collins testified before the U.S. Senate Veterans Affairs committee for his confirmation hearing to become the next Veterans Affairs Secretary.

At his confirmation hearing on Tuesday, former Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Collins vowed to put his military service front and center should he lead Veterans Affairs.

Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins will appear before the U.S. Senate Veterans’ Affairs committee for his confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

The Veterans Affairs Department’s workforce will have a advocate in its next secretary, President Trump’s pick to lead the agency told lawmakers on Tuesday, though it can also expect a crackdown to hold bad actors accountable.

Trump's VA pick, former Rep. Doug Collins, said the VA may be trying to fill positions, but many of those vacancies have gone unfilled for weeks or longer.

Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins, President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, on Tuesday hinted at an expanded health care delivery system after years of pressure to bring

Veterans affairs secretary nominee Doug Collins pledged to be a fierce defender of the department’s workforce and for veterans during his senate confirmation hearing. The former Georgia congressman testified before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Tuesday after President Donald Trump picked him to lead the agency.

Before getting into politics, Collins was a member of the US military. He’s still in the US Air Force Reserve.

The VA memo exempts roughly three-quarters of the Veterans Health Administration's roughly 400,000-employee workforce.