Robert C. Byrd: “In closing, may I say that the President's request includes $658 million for construction of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq.”

Why should Congress not have some limitations on this? It is the taxpayers' money.

Doesn't this send a signal to the Iraqi people and to the American people that the United States intends to have a large permanent presence there?

Our service men and women, now more than ever, are depending on your leadership to put the military medical system on a new track.

My top priority will be to learn what challenges the DOD IG office needs to address and to ensure the adequacy of resources required to accomplish its mission.