Mr. Chairman, may we have some estimate of this--of the needs?

I fully agree and I compliment you and our ranking member.

So there's--there will not be a cutback in the R&R leave for our troops in Iraq?

I don't think there's anyone on this subcommittee that will ever withhold the resources that are needed to carry out your missions.

Yes, sir. I'm still concerned about the process being used to develop this request.

Are you sufficiently optimistic that the funding requirement may come down in the next 18 months?

I certainly agree with Senator Cochran on the need to ensure that our troops have everything they need to fulfill the mission.

Well, I just want to make sure that the record is clear that the request is being submitted for additional funding that can be used to enhance force protection of our troops who are in the field.

if elected, he'll name someone to coordinate a national strategy to prevent such an attack.

Until the Saudis commit to changing their schools, their curriculum, their culture, they are still going to be a breeding ground for terrorists like Osama bin Laden.

Today, Senator Patrick Leahy, the Vermont Democrat, is calling for congressional hearings on the controversy.

We must let America be America again.

Nuclear terrorism is the gravest threat the United States faces.

nuclear terrorism is the gravest threat the United States faces.

We were together in a river in Vietnam when we were ambushed.

Well, I'm a Navy man first of all and, secondly, I'm a veteran of a war.

Kerry also accused President Bush of undermining U.S. security with what he called blustery arrogant foreign policy.

the war in Iraq has weakened security in the U.S.