Robert C. Byrd: “No, I won't. I have talked with Mark about this.”

I do not believe that we can overstate the importance or the difficulty of the challenge before the Congress.

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 am profoundly worried that the President may have a hidden agenda for dealing with Iran and Syria.

Does the administration have any plans for attacks against Syria, either because of the assassination in Lebanon or for its supposed hand in the Iraqi insurgency?