Robert C. Byrd: “I expressed my suspicions concerning the word 'flexibility' at that time, and as I sit here, I must ask you.”

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.

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

The Department is firmly committed to working closely and openly with Congress in order to protect the health of our servicemembers.

I hope that wherever you can share your views, you will, because it's pretty easy in history to see this.