WATCH: Doug Collins testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for VA secretary

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Doug Collins, a former Georgia congressman, will testify Tuesday before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs for his confirmation hearing to become the next secretary of Veterans Affairs

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Collins is a colonel and chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command who was stationed in Iraq in 2008. The former lawmaker, who is also a lawyer, was one of President Donald Trump's defenders in his first impeachment case during his first term. During his time in Congress, Collins did not serve on House Veterans Affairs Committee.

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