U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins stressed there's no need to be worried about critical services for veterans being cut, after touring VA medical facilities in Kentucky on Friday.

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Doug Collins, visited veterans and staff at the VA community outpatient clinic in Hazard on Friday. “When he (the president) first said ‘I want you to do the job’ I said ‘Mr. President what do you want?’ He said ‘I want you to take care of my veterans,’” Collins explained.

A veteran-owned business based in Jeffersontown had all of its federal contracts with Veterans Affairs abruptly canceled, which it says will hurt oversight and services.

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins discusses federal layoffs after touring the Lexington VA Medical Center.