Robert C. Byrd: “The American people are entitled to know what these estimates are, and that is what we are asking.”

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

We need important changes in our great health benefit program. TRICARE, to ensure a superior benefit for the long-term.

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?

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