Georgia lawmakers focused on vets hope Trump VA nominee Collins will improve agency’s support

Doug Collins speaks at a Donald Trump campaign event in Atlanta.
FILE - Former Rep. Doug Collins speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign event at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Oct. 15, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

This story was updated on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 8:46 a.m.

Former Georgia GOP Congressman Doug Collins could be headed back to Washington to serve as head of the second-largest department in the federal government, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Collins will oversee a staff of nearly 371,000 tasked with providing health care, benefits and burial services for American veterans and their families.