Mike Michaud: “We need a new model, a new approach, and a new way of thinking about and looking at the department.”

If you look at the chart comparing women veterans to female non-veterans, you can see in that chart that actually the female veterans' number is lower than the female non-veterans.

And so our bill, the PAWS Act, takes these veterans, particularly the ones that have severe Post-Traumatic Stress, and authorizes a small amount of funding so that the VA can pair them with specially trained service dogs.

We are addressing the skill gap between veterans and employers who are seeking employees with industry-recognized credentials.

So we have a situation in our country where 22 veterans commit suicide everyday.