Robert C. Byrd: “Let us carry out that commitment, and I think that we may as well put it into the bill.”

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

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

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

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?