Robert C. Byrd: “Mr. Secretary, do you have any concern that once you lift the stop-loss order, you will see a mass exodus of experienced…”

I will also ensure that the OIG pursues aggressive oversight of contracting issues.

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

No, we're not talking about a lot of things; we're talking about this particular request for modularity.

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.