The affirmation listening to for President-elect Trump’s choose for the subsequent the secretary of Veterans Affairs, former Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), has been delayed by every week till Jan. 21.
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), the chair of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, mentioned in an announcement on Monday that Collins had submitted all of his paperwork in a “timely manner and has been transparent and forthcoming with the committee” however that the FBI has not but accomplished its background test on him.
“In accordance with long-standing practice, the committee should have an opportunity to review Congressman Collins’ FBI file before the confirmation hearing,” Moran mentioned within the assertion. “I expect the FBI to complete its review quickly so that the committee can move forward with its role of evaluating the President’s nominee.”
Trump introduced Collins, a chaplain within the Air Drive Reserve, as his choose in November, stating he would “be a great advocate for our Active Duty Servicemembers, Veterans, and Military Families to ensure they have the support they need.”
“Doug is a Veteran himself, who currently serves our Nation as a Chaplain in the United States Air Force Reserve Command, and fought for our Country in the Iraq War,” Trump mentioned on the time.
Collins has been one in all Trump’s largest defenders within the Home. A lawyer by commerce and a member of Congress from 2013 to 2021, Collins has served as authorized counsel for Trump, significantly on the MAGA motion’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen in Georgia.
He has served within the Air Drive Reserve since 2002 and was deployed to Iraq in 2008 as a part of the 94th Air Wing at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Ga.
