Robert C. Byrd: “Just yesterday, I believe it was, these waves claimed another victim as Weirton Steel filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy…”

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

Why should Congress not have some limitations on this? It is the taxpayers' money.

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

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.