Photos: Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigns
May 30, 2014
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is seated before speaking at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, Friday, May 30, 2014, in Washington. The president said Friday that Shinseki is resigning amid widespread troubles with veterans' health care. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ( Obama Veterans Health Care )
President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 30, 2014, following his meeting with Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki. The president said that Shinseki is resigning amid widespread troubles with veterans' health care. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ( Obama Veterans Health Care )
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki speaks at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans in Washington, Friday, May 30, 2014. Shinseki faces calls to resign from both Republicans and Democrats in Congress because of an escalating scandal about problems in the VA's nationwide health care system. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ( Shinseki Veterans )
President Barack Obama makes a statement in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 30, 2014, following his meeting with Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki. The president said that Shinseki is resigning amid widespread troubles with veterans' health care. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ( Obama Veterans Health Care )
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki waits to speak at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans in Washington, Friday, May 30, 2014. Shinseki faces calls to resign from both Republicans and Democrats in Congress because of an escalating scandal about problems in the VA's nationwide health care system. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ( Shinseki Veterans )
Lester Abele of Zanesville, Ohio, gives a thumbs up as Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki as he speaks at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans in Washington, Friday, May 30, 2014. President Barack Obama says he plans to have a "serious conversation" with Shinseki about whether he can stay in his job. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ( Veterans Health Care )
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 15, 2014, prior to testify before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing to examine the state of Veterans Affairs health care. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ( Veterans Medical Care )
The St. Louis VA Medical Center, seen on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 has come under scrutiny after the former chief of psychiatry said too many mental health patients must wait for treatment, sometimes for 30 days or more. Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt, who visited the center on Wednesday, says he is outraged that the VA has been slow to respond to concerns about mental health treatment at the hospital, but he is not among those urging the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. (AP Photo/Jim Salter) ( Veterans Psychiatric Care )
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki pauses while speaking at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, Friday, May 30, 2014, in Washington. President Barack Obama says he plans to have a "serious conversation" with Shinseki about whether he can stay in his job. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ( Veterans Health Care )
This photo taken May 26, 2014 shows outgoing Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and his wife Patricia Shinseki, right, and Deputy Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan D. Gibson and his wife Margaret, left, attending a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Gibson has been named to run the Veterans Affairs department on an interim basis while President Obama searches for another secretary after the resignation of Shinseki on Friday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ( Obama Veterans Health Care )
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki pauses as he speaks at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, Friday, May 30, 2014, in Washington. President Barack Obama says he plans to have a "serious conversation" with Shinseki about whether he can stay in his job. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ( Veterans Health Care )
President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, welcome the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride to the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in celebration of the seventh annual Soldier Ride. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ( Obama Wounded Warriors )
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki speaks at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans in Washington, Friday, May 30, 2014. Shinseki faces calls to resign from both Republicans and Democrats in Congress because of an escalating scandal about problems in the VA's nationwide health care system. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ( Shinseki Veterans )
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, left, and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki, right, shake hands after making statements at the Veterans Affairs Department in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. Panetta and Shinseki spoke after their meeting to discuss the growing collaboration between the departments on medical care for service members and veterans. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ( 0205dcsw121.jpg )
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki pauses while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 15, 2014, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing to examine the state of Veterans Affairs health care. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ( Veterans Medical Care )
Veteran Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ( Democratic Convention )
President Barack Obama, right,Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, center, and Vice President Joe Biden welcome the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride to the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in celebration of the seventh annual Soldier Ride. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ( Obama Wounded Warriors )
This photo taken April 28, 2014 shows the Phoenix VA Health Care Center in Phoenix. Veterans at the Phoenix veterans hospital waited on average 115 days for their first medical appointment _ 91 days longer than the hospital reported, the Veterans Affairs Department’s inspector general said Wednesday. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., immediately called for VA Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign. Miller also said Attorney General Eric Holder should launch a criminal investigation into the VA. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) ( Veterans Health Care )
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki leaves after speaking at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, Friday, May 30, 2014, in Washington. President Barack Obama says he plans to have a "serious conversation" with Shinseki about whether he can stay in his job. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ( Veterans Health Care )
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 15, 2014, after testifying before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing to examine the state of Veterans Affairs health care. Facing calls to resign, Shinseki said Thursday that he hopes to have a preliminary report within three weeks on how widespread treatment delays and falsified patient scheduling reports are at VA facilities nationwide, following allegations that up to 40 veterans may have died while awaiting treatment at the Phoenix VA center. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ( Veterans Medical Care )
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki speaks at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans in Washington, Friday, May 30, 2014. Shinseki faces calls to resign from both Republicans and Democrats in Congress because of an escalating scandal about problems in the VA's nationwide health care system. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ( Shinseki Veterans )
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki arrives to speak at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans in Washington, Friday, May 30, 2014. Shinseki faces calls to resign from both Republicans and Democrats in Congress because of an escalating scandal about problems in the VA's nationwide health care system. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ( Shinseki Veterans )
Vice President Joe Biden, center, and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, right, stand outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 17, 2014, during a ceremony to welcome the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride to the South Lawn, in celebration of the seventh annual Soldier Ride. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ( Obama Wounded Warriors )
Deputy Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson leaves the White House in Washington, Friday, May 30, 2014, after being named by President Barack Obama to run the Veterans Affairs Department on an interim basis while Obama searches for a replacement for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki who resigned Friday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ( Obama Veterans Health Care )
General Eric Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, discusses the VA's support for Veterans Treatment Courts during the inaugural Justice For Vets Veterans Treatment Court conference at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Paul Morigi/AP Images for The National Association of Drug Court Professionals) ( Veterans Treatment Court Conference Opening Ceremony )
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki is seated before he speaks at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans in Washington, Friday, May 30, 2014. Shinseki faces calls to resign from both Republicans and Democrats in Congress because of an escalating scandal about problems in the VA's nationwide health care system. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ( Shinseki Veterans )
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