contributions? >> we both know. i don't think it's cynicism. i think it's just reality. conscience isn't going to drive change in washington, d.c. consequence is going the drive change. if at the polls people get rewarded and punished for what is done and not done now, that will be the mandate that is adhered to. we'll have to see what happens in the midterms. let me ask you about one other thing. there is an opportunity to help spouses of people serving in the military. how so and what are you doing about it? >> i've been having roundtables with military spouses for a year or so, introduced a bill to allow them to find employment quicker. we need to provide them more training, more opportunities on bases, the ability to use educational funds to get credentialed in the new states they move to. yesterday i introduced a bill with senators bozeman and