WASHINGTON – The Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Doug Collins as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, where he has pledged to cut red tape and get veterans the health care they need.

The United States has a new secretary of veterans affairs. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Doug Collins to the job, putting the former congressman in charge of care for America’s veterans.

The Senate confirmed former Rep. Doug Collins to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday. Collins scored one of the widest bipartisan votes of any Trump Cabinet nominee so far ...

Doug Collins Confirmed as Veterans Affairs Secretary as Trump Cabinet Takes Shape WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Doug Collins as secretary of veterans affairs ...