Mike Michaud: “I think the VA has been operating on the notion that they have to do it all.”

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

VETS is committed to reducing veterans' unemployment nationally by helping each veteran through individual services.

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

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.