Mike Michaud: “Families and small businesses throughout Maine should not have to pay for employees of GSA to take lavish vacations.”

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

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.

USERRA prohibits discrimination in employment based on an individual's prior service in the uniformed services, current service in the uniformed services, or intent to join the uniformed services.

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