President Donald Trump’s choice to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, Doug Collins, passed a Senate cloture vote Thursday night.
The vote was 83-13.
Collins will proceed to a full vote on the Senate floor for confirmation, which he is expected to easily secure with strong bipartisan support.
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A former U.S. congressman, the Gainesville, Georgia, native also serves as a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.
Collins was not expected to face a difficult confirmation fight and received bipartisan support in his committee hearing, the lone exception being Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, who voted against him.
Doug Collins, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, is sworn in during his Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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If confirmed as VA secretary, Collins would oversee a beleaguered system of healthcare and benefits for the nation’s veterans.
Long wait times to see providers, lack of access to community care, inadequate mental health support and budget shortfalls are just a few of many problems that have plagued past secretaries in both Republican and Democratic administrations.
Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.
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