Robert Wilkie

VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said suicide claims the lives of about 20 veterans a day, but it's also the leading cause of death...

Lawmakers are working on a plan to reach the 60 percent of vets who die by suicide each day without a connection to VA care.

VA facilities have back-up power, but the department cannot ensure electricity for veterans, Wilkie said.

"I'm the only member of the president's cabinet who was ordered not to present any budget cuts," Wilkie said.

"The MISSION Act reflects the president's vision that veterans need to be at the center of their health care decisions."

Robert Wilkie says getting an appointment with a private doctor should be as easy as "punching a button."

VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said the nation needs to do more to curb veterans' suicides and homelessness.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has called on the VA to end sex harassment of women veterans at the department.

The VA's union has rejected proposals for a major changes to the collective bargaining agreement.

VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said the agency is committed to implementing new rules for private health care options on June 6.

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"As the President has stated, 'when our soldiers have to fight for our country, I want to give them the confidence to fight.'...

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