Surrounded by Pennsylvania National Guard families, Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill I drafted with Rep. Chris Sainato of Lawrence County on July 1. The law offers a college education that can be shared with the member’s spouse and/or child in exchange for a Pennsylvania National Guard member’s six-year reenlistment.

On June 4, my colleagues and I joined the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) to dedicate seven vans that volunteers will use to drive veterans to their VA health care appointments. In the program’s 18 years, volunteer drivers have driven more than 24.5 million miles and provided more than 903,000 rides to veterans so they could receive much-needed medical care.