The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Thursday easily advanced former Georgia GOP Rep. Doug Collins’s nomination to be the secretary of Veterans Affairs, setting him up for a full Senate

Democratic Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono was the only lawmaker on the Senate's Veterans’ Affairs Committee to oppose the confirmation of President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of the ...

Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins received an 18-1 vote from the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee to advance his nomination as VA secretary. Key Concerns Raised: Sen. Mazie Hirono opposed Collins over fears he might overturn a Biden-era rule allowing certain abortion services through the VA.

At her January 15 confirmation hearing, Hawaii Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono asked a series of pointed of question at Pam Bondi, President Trump’s pick to head the Department of Justice.

The only major sticking point that Collins faced from Democrats came in questioning on women’s access to abortions through the VA. Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii ...

Former Georgia Congressman Doug Collins, nominated to serve as President Donald Trump's secretary of Veterans Affairs, participated in a confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

Democratic Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono has been slammed following her opening questions to Doug Burgum on Thursday. Burgum faced senator’s questions following his nomination for the Interior ...

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, questions FBI Director Christopher Wray during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 5, 2023. AP Photo/Susan Walsh U.S. Sens.

Mazie Hirono has joined fellow lawmakers in introducing the Veterans Member Business Loan Act, a bipartisan and bicameral bill aimed at exempting US veterans from the government-imposed lending cap, a federal limit restricting how much credit unions can lend to small businesses.

Sen. Mazie Hirono grilled FBI Director nominee Kash Patel over his alleged "enemies list" during his confirmation hearing Thursday.

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans come with significant benefits, especially if you don’t have a large down payment ...

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