I have read that Medicare has a fraud rate of as high as 10 percent--the highest rate of any Federal program.

Yes, I agree there is a shortage of health care professionals in the military and America.

I want to ensure that TRICARE beneficiaries continue to have timely access to high quality health care during the protest period and the critical transition period to the new contracts.

There may be secondary effects to TRICARE, but we will ensure these effects will not hurt military health care in the future.

Haiti was a major effort, and I couldn't be more proud of the Active and Reserve components helping the people of Haiti.

There's nothing wrong with going to the mental health professionals in your unit, or the doctor or the surgeon, and saying, 'Hey, Doc, you know, I need a little help here.'

Yes, I think that is a terrific idea, because all of us, now, are worried about the cost to the country and to--beyond ourselves, which is good, because we all bear these costs.

What Senator Webb indicates is very important. We want to make sure that we're tracking the health of the force.

I think most Americans want to make sure that our men and women are functioning as well as possible and getting the help they need.

We're getting it done.

I promise, when it comes to the troops, we'll be as bipartisan as possible.

We need to figure out how to address this problem.