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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement following his first official meeting with recently confirmed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary, Doug Collins.

“I was honored to sit down with my old friend and former House colleague, newly confirmed VA Secretary Doug Collins today to discuss our shared priorities and veteran first agenda,” said Chairman Bost. “There’s a lot of work to do to undue the mess the Biden-Harris administration left us with, but I have no doubt that Secretary Collins is up to the task to right the ship. From stopping bureaucrats from standing in the way of veterans being able to access the healthcare they have earned, to getting the Oracle Cerner electronic health record back on course, streamlining benefits, protecting the taxpayer’s investment, to holding the men and women who work at VA accountable and to the highest standard, we have our work cut out for us. The American people – including America’s veterans – gave us a mandate to get the government working for them again. I look forward to working with Secretary Collins to deliver on that promise.”