Edward M. Kennedy

But clearly, more needs to be done to reach consensus and this hearing is a worthwhile first step.

Discoveries in the medical sciences in recent years are bringing new hope, new treatments, and new cures within reach of millions of our citizens.

It's encouraging therefore that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has been making a significant effort to close this gap in recent years.

We know when we have these kinds of orders what happens. We get the stress test. We get the use of dogs. We get the forced nakedness that we've all seen.

I'm trying to find out because it's been published that you were notified about this a series of times and advised to do something about it. Nothing was done.

two Democratic Senators want an investigation into the Pentagon's treatment of Army Captain James Yee.

Now the White House bowed to the inevitable and they conceded to the obvious.

We're talking about words that are basically warmongers. There's a big distinction, I think.

You can't have it both ways, can you, Mr. Tenet? You can't on the one hand just say, look, we never said that war was imminent, and then have these super-heated dialogue and rhetoric, which are semantically the same as imminent, and tell…

It's about politics. An attempt to drive a wedge between one group of citizens and the rest of the country solely for partisan advantage.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for having these hearings.

We are not begging. We are losing men and women over there all the time.

I talked to General Abizaid 5 months ago and he said: "The supplemental request will permit the services to rapidly resolve this equipment problem, rapidly resolve the procurement of up-armored HMMWVs."

I just say that in your September 19, 2002, testimony to the committee you said five times that Iraq has or we know they have WMD.

I resent it and reject it on a matter of national importance.

it is extremely difficult to try and convince my constituents in Massachusetts, where we have thousands of men and women in Iraq protecting the security of the countries in that region.

If any of them are going out it is wrong, I think. You would agree, would you not?

You said 'probable' and 'possible,' 'probable' and 'possible' rather than 'we know.' It is a big difference.

How are we going to be able to tell the parents of these kids that we do not have armored HMMWVs or armor kits available?

I think that it is a tragedy if we are not ensuring that every young serviceman that goes on out in any dangerous area in Iraq, is not going to be adequately protected.

Well, the 2004 funding is $209 million and there is none in 2005.

Thank you very much for being here and for your service to the country.

Will you get the money to make sure that there is not going to be a deficiency in terms of funding the HMMWVs if they can meet the production line?

Well, will you let us know if you cannot get the money, please?

I think it is just absolutely intolerable.