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General Assembly kicks off 2021 session
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Georgia Senate members take the oath of office on the first day of the 2021 legislative session on Jan. 11, 2021. - photo by Beau Evans, Capitol Beat News Service
Eleven new senators and 20 new House members took the oath of office, as the two chambers – still controlled by Republicans following the November elections – elected their leaders for the next two years.
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Gainesville native Doug Collins confirmed as Veterans Affairs secretary
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Doug Collins, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, testifies during his Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images/TNS)
Gainesville native Doug Collins, a former congressman and Air Force Reserve chaplain, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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