5 Takeaways From Collins’ Confirmation Hearing For VA Secretary

The former congressman pledged the Department of Veterans Affairs would ‘put the veteran first’ under his leadership.

Former Rep. Doug Collins testifies before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on his nomination to be Veterans Affairs Secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Jan. 21, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Doug Collins, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), faced questions from the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on Jan. 21.

Collins, a former Republican congressman from Georgia, was originally slated to sit for a confirmation hearing last week, but the hearing was delayed to provide the FBI more time to complete his background check.