Thousands of U.S. troops are being barred from overseas duty because they are so deep in debt they are considered security risks.

You have my commitment that I will work closely with the Ambassador to fully coordinate our actions in Iraq.

Only through unity of effort of all--coalition and Iraqi, military and civilian--can we bring the full weight of our effort to bear on the difficult situation in Iraq.

Aye.

Give me your assurance that you will not jettison the proposal to increase Army end strength in pursuit of funds to pay for other pressing needs.

Republicans are more at risk of losing our critical Senate Majority than ever before.

The Uniform Code of Military Justice penalizes service members for deliberately writing a check not covered by funds on deposit.

I have to say I am proud to have authored this legislation that directed the Department of Defense to prepare the report that we are focused on today.

Predatory lenders are blatantly targeting our military personnel, undermining their financial stability and tarnishing their service records.

This practice not only creates financial problems for individual soldiers and their families, but also weakens our military's operational readiness.

The No. 1 reason our sailors are forced from one job to another is because they lose their security clearance, and the No. 1 reason they lose their security clearance is because of financial difficulties.