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Senate confirms Robert Wilkie, Trump’s pick to lead the VA

By Kimberly Leonard
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Senate confirms Robert Wilkie, Trump’s pick to lead the VA

Robert Wilkie has been confirmed as the next secretary to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, becoming the first nominee for the job to face any opposing votes in the Senate.

Wilkie was confirmed by an 86-9 vote. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., voted against Wilkie, saying that he believed the Trump administration would seek to “privatize” the VA, a move he and Democrats oppose.

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