WASHINGTON ( NewsNation) — Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said Democrats are trying to “scare” voters by claiming that the agency is “cutting veterans benefits.” “No critical services cut. And they keep saying that to scare people because that’s the only tool they have left, is to try and scare people,” said Collins.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is one of the federal agencies trimming its workforce in the new administration. The agency, which provides benefits to veterans across the country, employs more than 470,