Walter B. Jones: “They see us being the big cock on the block on one hand and the man with the cup begging for pennies on the next.”

How can we build the trust of the American people after 16 years, over 2,300 Americans killed, over 20,000 wounded, and we spent $1 trillion?

This bill will reduce the administrative burdens on grieving family members, and ensure that they receive the benefits that they are entitled to as quickly and expeditiously as possible.

Why do we in Congress keep increasing the budget? I am all for the warfighter. He or she deserves whatever we can give them.

I never will forget Donald Rumsfeld, the former Secretary of Defense, sitting where you are telling this committee that he will account for every dollar of the taxpayer.