MICHAEL GRIMM: “That is not a real alternative. That is the Government just paying for something because we do not have the alternative…”

Most importantly, he took ownership and I think that's bold leadership when one, someone can admit they were wrong which he did, and two, take responsibility for it.

This audit was released over a year ago and to this day, the complaints of poor service from the VA to schedule timely medical appointments is still one of the most frequent by veterans in my district.

I was receiving numerous complaints from veterans in my district who were waiting months for crucial medical appointments.

Simply put, they completely miss the mark. It is actually the veteran that may have Post Traumatic Stress that is actually training the dog.