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FILE - In a Wednesday, June 27, 2018 file photo, Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Robert Wilkie is sworn in at the start of a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee nominations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Wilkie is expected to become secretary of Veterans Affairs when the Senate votes Monday, July 23 to confirm him. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

The Latest: Wilkie confirmed as Veterans Affairs secretary

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In a Wednesday, June 27, 2018 file photo, Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Robert Wilkie is sworn in at the start of a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee nominations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Wilkie is expected to become secretary of Veterans Affairs when the Senate votes Monday, July 23, to confirm him. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Senate set to confirm Robert Wilkie for Veterans Affairs secretary

By Hope Yen - Associated Press

Senate panel OKs Trump’s pick to lead troubled VA

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Robert Wilkie speaks during a meeting with Senate Veterans Affairs Committee chairman Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 26, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s pick to head VA: Time to ‘shake up’ department

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Robert Wilkie speaks during a meeting with Senate Veterans Affairs Committee chairman Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 26, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Wilkie says he can stand up to White House

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Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Robert Wilkie speaks during a meeting with Senate Veterans Affairs Committee chairman Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 26, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Low-key Washington insider makes a bid to fix struggling VA

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump shakes hands with acting Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie after announcing he will nominate him to lead the department during an event on prison reform in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 18, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump catches Wilkie off-guard with VA secretary nomination

By ZEKE MILLER and HOPE YEN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie, during an event on prison reform in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 18, 2018, in Washington. Trump announced he's nominating Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to lead the agency. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump nominates acting VA secretary Wilkie for permanent job

By ZEKE MILLER and HOPE YEN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

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Anthony Tersigni may be tapped to lead Department of Veterans Affairs

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by Christopher Wilson shows cluttered and unsanitary conditions that Wilson, an Army veteran, found in an exam room where he waited to be seen at a Veterans Affairs clinic in Salt Lake City. The VA is investigating why he was put in a room with an overflowing trash can and medical supplies strewn about. Dr. Karen Gribbin, chief of staff at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center, apologized on Monday, April 30, 2018. "Mr. Wilson should not have been placed in the room in that condition," Gribbin said. (Christopher Wilson via AP)

Robert Wilkie: Congress should be Veterans Choice program permanent

Associated Press

This undated photo provided by Christopher Wilson shows cluttered and unsanitary conditions that Wilson, an Army veteran, found in an exam room where he waited to be seen at a Veterans Affairs clinic in Salt Lake City. The VA is investigating why he was put in a room with an overflowing trash can and medical supplies strewn about. Dr. Karen Gribbin, chief of staff at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center, apologized on Monday, April 30, 2018. &quot;Mr. Wilson should not have been placed in the room in that condition,&quot; Gribbin said. (Christopher Wilson via AP)

VA ‘doubling down’ to respond to Utah vet’s messy room

By JULIAN HATTEM - Associated Press