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Doug Collins: “Do you not want me to follow the Mission Act?”

Featuring: Doug Collins, Republican | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | National

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VA Sec Collins Grilled For 4 Hours by Congress — These 2 Moments Hit Hardest

Published | Video Starts at 10:48

We're following the law now. Are you asking me to break the law? I am asking you not to take care of veterans and stop enriching. Do you not want me to follow the Mission Act? Yes or no? I want you, yes or no, take care of our veterans. That means you need to increase the number of direct care, not cut funding for direct care. (10:48–10:51)

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Implies that the VA's actions are in compliance with the Mission Act.

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