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Doug Collins: “We're cutting staffing, we're cutting hiring times. In fact…”

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

Wasserman Schultz Presses Doug Collins On Rehiring VA Positions Lost To DOGE Cuts

Published May 30, 2026 | Video Starts at 09:23

I'll accept that my time has long since expired. But, yeah, let me just say this because I don't want this to go around, because I don't want this, because I'm. We're cutting staffing, we're cutting hiring times. In fact, Aurora is down to 28 days now. I'm just. I'll get to the bottom line. We put in a pilot program that cuts out all the stupid waste that we were doing and trying to hire it. (09:23–09:28)

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Asserts that staffing and hiring times are being reduced, with Aurora's hiring time now at 28 days.

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