Robert C. Byrd: “Congress has urged the administration to support increased opportunities to open and expand international energy markets…”

I cannot understand why the administration chose to begin a major war knowing that our troops did not have enough body and vehicle armor.

What does it say about the state of our relations with all of these countries of the coalition of the willing, when, 2 years into the war against Iraq, the United States has to create a new foreign aid program to repay these countries for…

I just don't believe that we're giving enough attention to the war in Afghanistan.

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