There was no excuse for it in the first place. Not having a procedure in place for the massive expenditures of money that was spent.

This move will save taxpayers some $105 million next year.

The House voted, overwhelmingly, to ban Medicare and Medicaid from paying for drugs which treat erectile dysfunction.

Well, Medicare prescription drugs are designed to pay for prescription drugs for people to improve their health, maintain their health, and provide life-saving medication. This is not life-saving medication. There are only two reasons for…

We can make that excuse for almost anything we spend money on, no matter how ridiculous it might be.

I think life is more important to seniors and more important to the taxpayers.

I'm convinced that they are with me on this issue.

But it doesn't provide justice here for the taxpayers, and I would ask the taxpayers what they think.

I think that the paper that they have written and the position that they have taken certainly protects their financial interests. But it doesn't provide justice here for the taxpayers, and I would ask the taxpayers what they think. And I'm…

I can't help but think that we would not need that much money if the $8.8 billion of Iraqi money had been accounted for.

But have your people look at that, and talk to your boss.

On January 13, 43 Senators, Republicans and Democrats, wrote a letter to President Bush urging him to seek more funds for food aid.

I do not see one dollar, not one dime, to take care of our troops and ensure that they have the tools they need to succeed when they become veterans.

the President said that the majority of this emergency request, and I quote, 'will ensure that our troops continue to get what they need to protect themselves and complete their mission.'

Unfortunately, this supplemental budget request fails to deliver what our troops need most.

We owe our troops more than mere gratitude for a job well done.

I think we're still going to be reading news reports, like the Associated Press (AP) article that I asked about last May.

Regrettably, in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, we have not had meaningful accountability or congressional oversight of defense contracting.