Robert C. Byrd: “The proposal provides for a blanket $25 billion transfer authority with no requirements for detailed justification, no…”

I do not believe that we can overstate the importance or the difficulty of the challenge before the Congress.

Yet, there appears to be a growing drum beat of opinion that Congress has no choice but to undertake a complete overhaul of intelligence in the few weeks remaining in the session.

I cannot see how under the doctrine of preemptive strike that any President can make this decision by himself.

The Department is firmly committed to working closely and openly with Congress in order to protect the health of our servicemembers.