The Senate voted 77-23 to confirm Collins, who had served in Congress for nearly a decade before briefly leaving public office.

By a wide margin,U.S. Representative Doug Collins was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the next United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Former Georgia congressman Doug Collins was confirmed Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s choice as secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Last month, the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee approved Collins’ nomination by a vote of 18 to 1,