Former congressman Billy Long of Missouri has been confirmed to lead the Internal Revenue Service, an agency he once sought to abolish.

Former Missouri Rep. Billy Long won confirmation Thursday to be the next commissioner of the IRS, leading an agency that will play a key role in administering new tax breaks if Congress passes the “big,

The Senate confirmed former GOP Rep. Billy Long to lead the IRS, where he would be responsible for implementing the major new tax legislation Republicans are hoping to enact and overseeing cuts to budgets and the workforce initiated by the Department of Government Efficiency.