While they are the most obvious manifestation of the shortcomings of our system as it strives to care for those who have borne the burden of our involvement in Vietnam. one needs only to look at the record of broken homes. inherited drug problems. and unemployment statistics to see the effects of that war on other veterans. Today. according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. the jobless rate of Vietnam veterans is substantially higher than that of the Nation as a whole. I think the debate over the refugees assistance bill provides us with a unique opportunity not only to aid Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees. but also to keep faith with the millions of American men and women who served during the 10 years of Involvement in Indochina. My amendment to S. 1661 would do essentially two things. First. it would provide an authorization of $100 million for employment for Vietnamera veterans.
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