because of vrap, mr. cologne will study to become a medical assistant, something he knows something about from his military service but was not certified and not too many employers, unfortunately you employable in that field. we are responsible to the pedro colognes of the world, to do something about the thousands of veterans who are unemployed. vrap is for veterans 35-60. the g.i. bill that most of us supported helped veterans -- not as much as it should have -- but in a significant way, those veterans, those returning sailors and airmen and men and women who are a little bit older than 35. but for many like mr. cologne who is older than that, his opportunity has expired, if you will, to benefit from much of the g.i. bill. so as we invest in our service members in times of war, we should do so when they return to their communities, when they hang up that you are uniforms, when they embark on the next phase of their life. this is a case where government can step in and help the private sector do the righ