WASHINGTON — Fighting to keep his job, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said Thursday he’d write a personal check to reimburse taxpayers for the cost of his travel on charter flights taken on government business and pledged to fly commercial going forward — “no exceptions.”

“I regret the concerns this has raised regarding the use of taxpayer dollars,” Price said in a statement. “I was not sensitive enough to my concern for the taxpayer.” His mea culpa came a day after a public rebuke from President Donald Trump.

The repayment — $51,887.31, according to Price’s office — was for him. Price did not address the overall cost of the flights, which could be several hundred thousand dollars. Price, a former congressman from Georgia regarded as a conservative policy expert, said he hopes to keep his job.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said: “We’re going to conduct a full review and we’ll see what happens.”

Price said all his travel was legally approved by the department he heads.

On Wednesday, Trump declared that he’s “not happy” with his Health and Human Services secretary over reports that Price flew on costly charters when he could have taken cheaper commercial flights on government business. Asked whether he’d fire Price, Trump said, “We’ll see.”

Price told reporters Thursday, “I think we’ve still got the confidence of the president.” About the controversy, he said, “We’re going to work through this.”

In his statement, Price said taxpayers “won’t pay a dime for my seat on those planes.”

On Wednesday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee sent requests for detailed travel records to the White House and 24 departments and agencies.