The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm former Rep. Doug Collins as Veterans Affairs secretary, capping off the former Georgia GOP congressman’s smooth journey to become a member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet.
The 77-23 vote came after Collins previously sailed through committee and easily cleared the simple majority threshold needed to invoke cloture on his nomination last week.
Republican senators praised Collins, who has served as an Air Force Reserve chaplain since 2002, on the chamber floor ahead of his confirmation.
