It creates a prosecutorial system that is an unchecked power and is open for exploitation and politically motivated prosecutions.

What the Freedom House found is totally unacceptable.

I hope you come to the right decision.

I believe they saved literally tens of thousands of people by their quick actions.

I believe that Indonesia and Southeast Asia is really the second front in the war on terrorism.

Dr. Rice, the supplement request includes $200 million for assistance to help the Palestinians build democratic institutions and develop infrastructure.

Today, you have no idea who you're shooting at. The rules of war do not apply.

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

This is $5.7 billion. This is not chump change.

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.

It should be in the supplemental. It is an emergency.

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.

The recent elections in Iraq gave the United States a unique window of opportunity to change course.

And if there's one thing we've got, we've got food.