Jeff Amy | The Associated Press
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President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Veterans Affairs Department in his new administration is former congressman Doug Collins.
Here are five things to know about the Republican from Georgia who could lead the agency tasked with providing health care to former members of the U.S. armed forces:
Collins, 58, holds a master’s degree in divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and pastored a church for 11 years. He served as a U.S. Navy chaplain for two years in the late 1980s.
After the Sept. 11 attacks, he joined the U.S. Air...
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