WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, today released the following statement after the committee approved the nomination of former U.S. Rep. Michael H. Michaud to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training:

“One of our greatest obligations as elected officials is to ensure the seamless transition into civilian life for our veterans who are returning home from the battlefield. Part of this responsibility includes seeing to it that veterans have the resources necessary to find jobs,” said Isakson. “Mr. Michaud demonstrated a strong commitment to serving veterans through his previous service on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and I am confident that he will bring that same level of dedication to the Department of Labor’s veterans programs. If confirmed, I look forward to working with him to help improve the quality of training and employment programs available to returning veterans, as well as to combat veteran homelessness.”

The committee approved Michaud’s nomination today by voice vote. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions shares jurisdiction over this nomination, so it must also approve the nomination before it can advance to the full Senate for a vote on final confirmation.

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The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is chaired by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., in the 114th Congress.

Isakson is a veteran himself – having served in the Georgia Air National Guard from 1966-1972 – and has been a member of the Senate VA Committee since he joined the Senate in 2005. Isakson’s home state of Georgia is home to more than a dozen military installations representing each branch of the military as well as more than 750,000 veterans.