Robert C. Byrd: “I believe that this is an important issue for every agency in your Department.”

Our service men and women, now more than ever, are depending on your leadership to put the military medical system on a new track.

I hope that wherever you can share your views, you will, because it's pretty easy in history to see this.

Promoting efficiency and preventing fraud in defense acquisitions will obviously be a high priority.

In closing, may I say that the President's request includes $658 million for construction of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq.