Robert C. Byrd: “How many are on board at this time?”

Why does the administration believe that the Appropriations Committee, or Congress, should have no say in how this $200 million foreign aid program should be spent?

Doesn't this send a signal to the Iraqi people and to the American people that the United States intends to have a large permanent presence there?

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.

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