Robert C. Byrd: “Mr. Secretary, you seem to be counting all coal research. Mr. Bush cited in specificity the Clean Coal program, not coal…”

Promoting efficiency and preventing fraud in defense acquisitions will obviously be a high priority.

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?

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.