Byron Dorgan actually said...

I would expect everyone on this committee would feel that we don't want to withhold $1 that is necessary for the safety of the troops.

It seems to me that one of the major goals with respect to our security here in this country is the apprehension of Osama bin Laden.

It is extraordinary that we would call up a unit and they are gone 17 months or in some cases close to 18 months from family, home, and job.

So money for the costs of the prosecution of the war in Iraq, and also activities in Afghanistan, would have come from the regular Pentagon ...