Democratic lawmakers and veterans’ groups are fuming over the Department of Veterans Affairs’s (VA) plans to cut roughly 80,000 employees in the coming months, decrying the lack of transparency and lack of pushback from their colleagues across the aisle.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins is this year’s designated survivor, according to a White House official, retreating from Washington to an undisclosed location during President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday evening.
U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins assures veterans that critical services will not be cut despite recent layoffs. Republican Rep. Andy Barr supports the push for efficiency at the VA, believing it will ultimately benefit veterans. U.S ...
Veteran Affairs Secretary Doug Collins served as the designated survivor during President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.
NBA icon Scottie Pippen didn’t enjoy playing for Doug Collins. Collins coached the Chicago Bulls from 1986-87 to 1988-89. Chicago went 137-109 under Collins in the regular season and 13-17 in the playoffs.
Collins said the department will conduct a thorough review of its operations and promised that the cuts would not impact “health care or benefits to veterans and VA beneficiaries."