VA, Doug Collins and Secretary of Veterans Affairs

VA Secretary Doug Collins says veterans shouldn't fear service cuts on visit to Kentucky
U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins stressed there's no need to be worried about critical services for veterans being cut, after touring VA medical facilities in Kentucky on Friday.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Collins: “We’re not cutting benefits.”
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,
US Secretary of Veterans Affairs visits VA clinic in Hazard
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Doug Collins, visited veterans and staff at the VA community outpatient clinic in Hazard on Friday. “When he (the president) first said ‘I want you to do the job’ I said ‘Mr. President what do you want?’ He said ‘I want you to take care of my veterans,’” Collins explained.
VA Secretary Doug Collins talks federal layoffs on visit to Kentucky
U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins discusses federal layoffs after touring the Lexington VA Medical Center.
Kentucky business among hundreds losing veteran service contracts amid Trump cuts
A veteran-owned business based in Jeffersontown had all of its federal contracts with Veterans Affairs abruptly canceled, which it says will hurt oversight and services.
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Secretary discusses cuts while touring Lexington facility
He made a promise to veterans Friday that those cuts will not impact their health services. “We’ve got more exemptions than ...
DOGE Is a Cruel Joke. The Punchline Is Making Life Hell for Veterans
The number of veterans losing their jobs is damning. Among the 3,700 or so VA employees fired were specialists in PTSD ...
Tammy Baldwin urges VA secretary to protect Veteran Crisis Line jobs after 15 were fired
Sen. Tammy Baldwin expressed concern over removal of 15 Veteran Crisis Line responders, urged the VA to reconsider firings ...
An agency targeted by DOGE reportedly halts cuts after backlash
The Department of Veterans Affairs reportedly is hitting pause on its decision to cancel hundreds of contracts, just one day ...
VA begins reversing contract cancellations that support medical care, facilities
A day after the VA celebrated about $2B in savings on canceled contracts, it began reversing some that may have affected ...
The New Republic on MSN3d
VA Suddenly Backtracks From DOGE Move to Strip Veterans’ Health Care
In reality, the 875 contracts on the chopping block dealt with everything from assessing veterans’ exposure to toxic ...
VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care
The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in planned contract cuts following concerns ...
Opinion
Marshall Independent2dOpinion
Political motivations only aim to divide veterans
Eighteen American Legion Family members from Minnesota traveled to Washington, D.C., this week and heard directly from VA Secretary Doug Collins. He spoke with Legionnaires from across this nation ...