Robert C. Byrd: “With all respect, you are the Administration's point man on economic and fiscal policy.”

the doctrine of preemption says that one man, the President, shall have power to declare war.

Well, I have to tell you, Mr. Secretary, this seems to me to be an abuse, a serious abuse, of supplemental appropriations requests.

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

Why does the administration believe that the Appropriations Committee, or Congress, should have no say in how this $200 million foreign aid program should be spent?