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Senate Panels Advance Trump’s Nominees for VA Secretary, EPA Head

The full Senate will now vote on the nominees in a final confirmation procedure.
Senate Panels Advance Trump’s Nominees for VA Secretary, EPA Head
Former Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) 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/Getty Images
Jacob Burg
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President Donald Trump’s nominees to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were advanced by two Senate panels on Jan. 23.

Former Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), whom Trump tapped to helm the VA, was advanced with bipartisan support by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on Jan. 23, one day after his testimony.

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