Evan Bayh

Senator Bayh called it 'institutional insurrection.'

We must change course and change course fast.

This is one of those moments. We must seize it.

We can no longer afford to continue on like this and must have a special process to help correct the problem.

In my view, the Congress and the President should take action no later than early 2010 to be able to move to create a special commission.

The basic message is stop us before we spend again.

The bottom line for me, Mr. Chairman, is that business as usual in Washington is not going to solve this problem.

Today I would like to tell this Committee about S. 1779.

I appreciate your hospitality and your leadership on these critically important issues.

I urge this Committee to adopt S. 1779 to honor the sacrifice of LTC Gentry and all of our brave men and women doing the hard, dangerous work to keep America safe.

The DOD Inspector General just launched an investigation into the breakdowns and gaps in our system that allowed this tragic exposure to happen.

I am here today to testify about a tragedy that took place in 2003 on the outskirts of Basra in Iraq.