Mike Michaud: “None of us up here are going to take our foot off the gas when it comes to ensuring progress is made on the backlog.”

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

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.

When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.

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