Mike Michaud: “I thank the chairman very much. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment…”

This has strong support from key veterans groups, like the VFW and The American Legion.

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 see a decline in opioid use. We see a decline in suicide. And I think that is obviously good for the veteran.

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.