Robert C. Byrd: “The American people have never had any debate with respect to what we have to do, as has been outlined here.”

We need important changes in our great health benefit program. TRICARE, to ensure a superior benefit for the long-term.

Could I impose on the chairman and the ranking member just briefly? What is the current monthly cost of operations in Afghanistan, and how much of the $25 billion in this budget request is for operations in Afghanistan?

I cannot support this item unless there are some limitations on it, unless Congress can exercise its power over the purse, as the Constitution provides.

I believe it was September 14, 2001, resolution might be used by the administration as a premise to attack Syria and/or Iran.