The Senate Armed Services Committee voted along party lines to approve Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be the next secretary of defense, moving his nomination along to a full Senate vote.

All 14 Republican members of the committee supported Hegseth, while all 13 Democrats voted against his nomination on Monday. His nomination will now move to a full Senate vote, where he will likely get confirmed. Four Republicans would have to vote against him and join every Democrat to stop his nomination but no Republican has publicly said they aren’t planning to vote in his favor.

The former Fox News host promised during his confirmation in front of the committee last week to be a “change agent” for the military, which he argued, like many Republicans have, has strayed from its mission of lethality and defending America’s interests abroad and veered too far into diversity and inclusion efforts.

His nomination was far from a certainty however, following the uncovering of a 2017 incident in which Hegseth was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a California hotel, which he maintains was a consensual encounter. A police investigation occurred at the time, and he was not charged. Hegseth also faced questions about alleged financial mismanagement during his leadership at two different veterans nonprofit groups, which he denied.

Hegseth also faced questions about his alcohol consumption and promised lawmakers that he would abstain from drinking alcohol if confirmed.

Democrats on the committee raised those concerns during his confirmation hearing last Tuesday. Several Democrats, including ranking member Jack Reed (D-RI), argued he is unqualified for the job of defense secretary.

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Hegseth deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as well as Iraq and Afghanistan with the Army National Guard.

Robert Salesses was picked to serve as the acting secretary of defense on Monday pending Hegseth’s confirmation.