WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Patty Murray issued the following press release:
Today, at a Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearing (https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2026/1/building-a-21st-century-va-health-care-system-assessing-efforts-to-restructure-the-veterans-health-administration) with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)-a former chair and senior member of the committee-spoke forcefully about the murder of Alex Pretti and Secretary Collins' insulting and inadequate response (https://x.com/SecVetAffairs/status/2015548423710105930?s=20), and pressed Secretary Collins on VA's response to employees at the Minneapolis VA who are mourning the death of their colleague. Senator ...