Robert C. Byrd: “The American people have never been told that we're going into that country to build a new nation, to build a new…”

I'm growing increasingly concerned about the continuing and possibly growing insurgency in Afghanistan.

Promoting efficiency and preventing fraud in defense acquisitions will obviously be a high priority.

I will also ensure that the OIG pursues aggressive oversight of contracting issues.

I cannot support this item unless there are some limitations on it, unless Congress can exercise its power over the purse, as the Constitution provides.