Jan. 21 (UPI) --Former Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, a former Air Force Reserve chaplain, a veteran of the Iraq War and says he wants to improve veterans' services. As President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of the ...

Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins will appear before the U.S. Senate Veterans’ Affairs committee for his confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

Doug Collins, chosen by President Trump to lead the Veterans Affairs Department, does not have a traditional résumé for V.A. secretary, but he fits the mold of a Trump loyalist.

Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary nominee Doug Collins pledged to be ... be the 12th Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Collins served in the active-duty Navy for two years as a chaplain and re-enlisted ...

Doug Collins, a former Republican congressman from Georgia, told lawmakers he would look at the embattled rollout with fresh eyes and could restart deployments sooner than planned.

The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Thursday easily advanced Doug Collins’ nomination to be the secretary of Veterans Affairs, setting him up for a full Senate vote that is likely to

Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Doug Collins testifies during his Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Veterans ...

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., walks with her son after casting her vote for House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., as the House of Representatives meets to elect a speaker and convene the new 119th Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

More orders are expected Tuesday amid fallout from his first moves, including his issuing pardons for more than a thousand rioters convicted in connection with the violent Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and his effort to end birthright citizenship.

Doug Collins will appear before the U.S. Senate ... For his military background, Collins served as a U.S. Navy chaplain for two years in the 1980s. He later joined the U.S. Air Force Reserve ...

If confirmed, Collins will have the monumental task of fixing a department that is already criticized for having slow response times, inadequate mental health support systems, and budget shortfall issues.

Doug Collins, President Donald Trump's nominee for VA chief, passed a Senate cloture vote Thursday night and will proceed to a full vote on the Senate floor for confirmation.