What I'm concerned about... is about the vulnerable populations.

I want to congratulate you on your very successful trip to Europe.

I absolutely want to support the President in this initiative.

Well, we know it's a big issue among the people of Poland.

I remember your testimony that said, 'This war isn't going to cost us anything.'

I just find this--that we had to push to get a death benefit raised from $12,000 to $100,000.

the women of the Senate are very concerned about the long-range consequences on these children

I'm outraged at the possibility that my troops, the troops that wear the uniform of the U.S. military, would engage in brutal, savage tactics. I won't put up with it.

Will this be limited only to Iraq and Afghanistan?

I think you're onto something here, and happy to be a co-sponsor.

I hope that it will be the first step of many, but you've really responded to our call for not only reform, but for transformation.

We don't want more bureaucracy. We've had a dismal experience with the drug czar concept.

Well, this has been a wonderful hearing, Senator Bond. Thank you for providing the leadership for us to organize it.

I think the investments do need to be sustained over time, because it is not a one-shot fix.

But would you be looking at, say, extra money for people who have been serving more than 200 days, more than 400 days?

Be careful with contracting out, Mr. Secretary.

with this bill, we take an important step to ensure the well-being of this nation and its citizens.

For more than 20 years in the House and the Senate, we have been paired up as advocates in terms of helping not only to race for the cure but to race for every other tool we had to be able to find a cure and for prevention.