Robert C. Byrd: “I commend you, Mr. Chairman, for the steps you've taken to impose accountability on the Defense Department and to…”

My top priority will be to learn what challenges the DOD IG office needs to address and to ensure the adequacy of resources required to accomplish its mission.

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.

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

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