Democrats and former defense officials rail against ‘pure pettiness’ of Trump Pentagon firings
Democrat lawmakers and former national security leaders are furious over President Trump’s Friday night massacre of top ...
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Duckworth Leads Fellow Democrats on Senate Veterans Affairs Committee in Demanding CFPB Immediately Restart Operations to Protect Veterans and Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on ...
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Doug Collins confirmed as veterans affairs secretary in latest addition to Trump Cabinet
Washington — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Doug Collins as secretary of veterans affairs, putting the former congressman and Iraq War veteran at the helm of a department that provides crucial ...
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Trump’s Pick To Head VA Sails Through Senate Confirmation Vote
Democratic Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono was the only senator to oppose his nomination at the committee level. “I want to strengthen VA so it works better for America’s heroes, and I will embrace ...
Hawaii senator calls out federal firings of crucial wildlife employees
Sen. Hirono said the decision to fire those federal Fish and Wildlife Service employees was hasty and made without foresight.
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Hirono, Blumenthal, colleagues introduce bill to ban high-capacity gun magazines
US Sens. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaiʻi) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, ...
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Former GA Rep. Doug Collins confirmed as Trump’s VA secretary
The VA pick had cleared the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee in an 18-1 vote last month, with Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) expressing reservations that Collins would eliminate coverage for some ...
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Hirono, colleagues introduce bill to help recognize and respond to domestic violence
US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined colleagues in introducing a bill entitled ‘Supporting the Abused by Learning Options to ...