Robert C. Byrd: “We have never run the canal solely for our own benefit. We have operated the canal as an international public utility…”

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.

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

We need important changes in our great health benefit program. TRICARE, to ensure a superior benefit for the long-term.

Doesn't this send a signal to the Iraqi people and to the American people that the United States intends to have a large permanent presence there?