Robert C. Byrd: “How soon do you think we might hear from you?”

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.

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

Why should Congress not have some limitations on this? It is the taxpayers' money.

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