FILE PHOTO: Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability" on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 10, 2020. Photo by Graeme Jennings/Pool via Reuters

Trump names former Rep. Doug Collins as his choice to run Veterans Affairs

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NEW YORK (AP) — Doug Collins, a former congressman from Georgia, is President-elect Donald Trump's choice to run the Department of Veterans Affairs.

"We must take care of our brave men and women in uniform," Trump said in a statement Thursday.

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Collins is a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command. The Republican served in Congress from 2013 to 2021, and he helped defend Trump during his first impeachment process.

Trump also said Thursday he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Service.


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