Sen. Mazie Hirono's partisan streak at confirmation hearings continued Thursday as the lone 'no' vote in a committee hearing to recommend VA nominee Doug Collins for confirmation.

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 vote likely to be uncontentious.

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.

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 R

Doug Collins, President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, pledged to protect veterans benefits from potential funding cuts as PACT Act enrollments and increased emphasis on health care from private doctors drive spending.

Doug Collins, an Air Force Reserve chaplain and former House member from Georgia, faced some tough questions but appeared to have the favor of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee.

Day Four of the Trump administration opens in Washington, D.C. with a raft of Senate hearings including Trump's picks for the Departments of Energy and Interior as well as the EPA and VA. Also on the docket,

VA officials said the exemptions to a Jan. 20 executive order are necessary to provide health care and services to veterans.

The U.S. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee has voted to advance Doug Collins' nomination to serve as secretary of Veterans Affairs.

The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee advanced the nomination of Doug Collins to be the next secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, paving the way for a vote by the full Senate.

Hawaii Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono asked Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, what role the White House will have in directing operations of the Department of Justice: SEN. MAZIE HIRONO: We want an attorney general who bases decisions on facts.

Nominations for three key Trump nominees moved to the Senate floor Thursday following a round of committee votes on picks for the Interior Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Energy Department.