The Senate confirmed Doug Collins as secretary of veterans affairs on Tuesday afternoon.
Collins, a former Georgia congressman who serves as a chaplain in the Air Force Reserve, was confirmed in a bipartisan, 77-23 vote.
“If I’m confirmed by this body, the VA will be my mission,” Collins said during his confirmation hearing last month. “It will be the mission to take care of our veterans and to make sure they get the benefits that they deserve.
“I will tell you right now, the veterans of VA will not have a stronger fighter for the employees in the workforce than this secretary if confirmed, and also one that will make sure that we’re held accountable because good work begets good work, and others need to be held accountable,” he added.