Mike Michaud: “In a tight fiscal environment, among many competing priorities, veterans must remain one of our highest priorities.”

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.

I greatly appreciate that we are all partners in promoting opportunities for veterans and in protecting their rights.

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

As a veteran, I don't feel like I needed to be rebooted, because I am concerned that word by itself may detract somewhat from the decision that our young men and women are making to serve their country.