“There is clearly a substantial amount of rightsizing that needs to be conducted at the VA, and it’s going to require a secretary who is willing to drive change within the agency.”
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) penned an op-ed in the Washington Reporter about his support for Doug Collins, President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA). In the piece, Sen. Tuberville praised Collins’ conservative record during his time in Congress and saluted his decades of service as a military chaplain. Sen. Tuberville expressed his confidence in President Trump’s pick to restore the VA to its intended mission of caring for veterans.
Read excerpts from the piece below or here.
“As the son of a World War II veteran, one of the main reasons I ran for U.S. Senate was to ensure the federal government was fulfilling its obligation to provide our great veterans with the timely, quality care earned through their service to this great country.
Unlike other countries, the U.S. military is, proudly, an all-volunteer force. Throughout our history, millions of Americans have chosen to put their lives on the line so that we may walk, talk, and live freely. It is important that we honor the bravery and legacy of this fighting force once they return home from battle and settle into civilian life.
After the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln, in an effort to unify a fractured nation, committed the country to care for the men and women who fought in battle — as well as their spouses and children. This is the promise on which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was founded.
Over the last four years, that promise has been undermined by the progressive ideology that has defined President Joe Biden’s entire administration. Using the VA to facilitate abortions directly contradicts U.S. law, yet the VA did it anyways. Restricting access to community care violates the MISSION Act and drives up wait times for veterans, yet the VA is doing it anyways. Processing health care payments for illegal aliens in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention has nothing to do with our veterans, yet the VA continues to process these payments.
There is clearly a substantial amount of rightsizing that needs to be conducted at the VA, and it’s going to require a secretary who is willing to drive change within the agency.
Luckily, President Donald Trump has tapped an experienced civil servant to fix the mess the Biden administration is leaving at the VA. Doug Collins is a former U.S. Congressman, long-time pastor, and current Air Force Reserve Chaplain. He’s an Iraq War veteran and continues his work at home as Chaplain at the Air Force Reserve Command. He has the work ethic and compassion to identify and meet the needs of each and every veteran.”
Senator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans’ Affairs, HELP, and Aging Committees.
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