This Veteran would like to give a big hug and large thanks to the following Senators for siding with Vets in an historic vote yesterday: Senators Steve Daines (Montana), Lamar Alexander (Tennessee), Bill Cassidy (Louisiana), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Barbara Mikulski (Maryland, She gets two hugs), Patrick Leahy (Vermont), Patty Murray (Washington), Dianne Feinstein (California) Dick Durbin (Illinois), Jack Reed (Rhode Island), Jon Tester (Montana), Tom Udall (New Mexico), Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire), Jeff Merkley (Oregon), Chris Coons (Delaware), Brian Schatz (Hawaii), Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin), and finally Chris Murphy (Connecticut)