Robert C. Byrd: “I do not think that I said you did not intend it.”

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

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

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

Our service men and women, now more than ever, are depending on your leadership to put the military medical system on a new track.