Patty Murray from Washington said that these layoffs included researchers who were working on cancer treatment, opioid addiction, prosthetics and burn pit exposure. U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Wednesday she is seeking answers about how the layoffs may have affected efforts to prevent suicide through the confidential Veterans Crisis Line.

Massive cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs that would have had devastating effects for veterans were paused late Wednesday. Lawmakers and veterans’ organizations protested over concerns that the cuts would have hurt critical veterans’ health services.

Changes are coming fast and furious at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Since these impact many of us, we need to pay attention to what’s going on — and who’s now in charge. The VA has a new secretary,

Doug Collins, the new secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, attends the Disabled American Veterans’ winter conference outside Washington, D.C.

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff wants Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins — a fellow Georgian — to provide clarity about Elon Musk's potential access to veterans' private information.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC)—joined

Gainesville native Doug Collins was selected to be President Donald Trump's Veterans Affairs Secretary and was confirmed in a 77-to-23 vote on February 4th. In a call to AccessWDUN Collins spoke about his initiatives in the role.

I interviewed the VA Secretary Doug Collins last night and it was pretty clear he had a message for the roughly 18 million living veterans in this country. “We're not cutting critical health care. We're not cutting health care benefits,

Secretary Doug Collins defended the Trump administration’s recent layoffs at the department, arguing Thursday that cuts have not been made to “critical health care” or other benefits. “We’re not cutting critical health care.

VA Secretary Doug Collins said. "These moves will not hurt VA health care, benefits or beneficiaries. In fact, Veterans are going to notice a change for the better.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said on Wednesday he was outraged with the Trump administration’s firing of more than 1,000 Veterans Affairs employees. Blumenthal voted to confirm VA Secretary Doug Collins — he said he now regrets that.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin expressed concern over removal of 15 Veteran Crisis Line responders, urged the VA to reconsider firings