Robert C. Byrd: “I am just flat-out opposed to more authorities to the executive branch, in this administration, or in the previous one…”

The President hasn't requested one dime of his $81.9 billion supplemental for the veterans' healthcare system.

the same situation that obtained prior to the entry of the war with Iraq might, in some respects, lend itself to a repeat in the case of Syria and/or Iran.

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.

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?