Robert C. Byrd: “We're appropriating on behalf of the American people, and it involves their treasure and their sons and daughters.”

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

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

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

I hope that wherever you can share your views, you will, because it's pretty easy in history to see this.