Democratic Hawaii 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.

At Tuesday's Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) questioned VA Secretary Doug Collins. The 5 House Republicans who didn't vote for Trump's sweeping tax bill Caitlin ...

The Senate confirmed former Rep. Doug Collins to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday. ... only Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, voted against him.

The panel voted 18-1, with the lone “no” vote coming from Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), who said Collins’s plans for the VA were “not in line” with what she believed was right for ...

Collins was not expected to face a difficult confirmation fight and received bipartisan support in his committee hearing, the lone exception being Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, who voted ...

The lone dissenter, Sen. Mazie Hirono, a Democrat from Hawaii, said she was concerned that Collins would limit access to reproductive care like IVF or abortion for veterans.

Collins cleared the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee in a 18-1 vote last month, with Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) expressing reservations that Collins would eliminate coverage for some abortion ...

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, questioned Doug Burgum about the use of fossil fuels contributing to climate change and the potential to "exacerbate" conflicts around the world during his ...