Robert C. Byrd: “I do not believe that we can overstate the importance or the difficulty of the challenge before the Congress.”

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

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?

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

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