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.

Democratic Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono's partisan streak at confirmation hearings continued Thursday as the lone 'no' vote in a committee hearing to recommend VA nominee Doug Collins for confirmation.

Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins received an 18-1 vote from the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee to advance his nomination as VA secretary. Key Concerns R

The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee advanced the nomination of Doug Collins to be the next secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, paving the way for a vote by the full Senate.

Doug Collins’s nomination to be the secretary ... The panel voted 18-1, with the lone “no” vote coming from Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), who said Collins’s plans for the VA were ...

WASHINGTON — For nearly three hours, former Georgia Congressman Doug Collins faced ... The toughest questioning Collins faced came from Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, who was among the Democrats ...

The U.S. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee has voted to advance Doug Collins' nomination to serve as secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Democratic Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono was the only lawmaker ... former GOP congressman from Georgia Doug Collins. Amid the slew of confirmation hearings that have taken place, Hirono has been ...

Doug Collins is one step closer to becoming the ... The only "no" vote came from Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, who raised concerns about Collins' plans for the department. Hirono, a Democrat ...

Veteran homelessness, mental healthcare, and whether to privatize the Department of Veterans Affairs are problems he will have to grapple with if confirmed.

[2] Gabbard was born in 1981 and grew up in Hawaii. In 2002, when she won election to the state House of Representatives at the age of 21, she was the youngest person elected to public office in the state's history. She served in the House until 2004.

President Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Doug Collins, Air Force Reserve colonel and former Georgia congressman, as VA secretary signaled a commitment to changing things for the better and prioritizing the millions of veterans who depend on the VA.