The U.S. Senate has confirmed former U.S. Representative Billy Long of Missouri as the next commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

President Donald Trump's pick for IRS Commissioner, Billy Long, has been confirmed by the Senate. Here's what it could mean for the agency.

The former Republican congressman and auctioneer also had a brief career selling tax credits, including one that the I.R.S. said did not exist and another it said was rife with fraud.