Robert C. Byrd: “We cannot turn the spigot off with the right hand and turn it on with the left.”

The President hasn't requested one dime of his $81.9 billion supplemental for the veterans' healthcare system.

The Department is firmly committed to working closely and openly with Congress in order to protect the health of our servicemembers.

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?

My top priority will be to learn what challenges the DOD IG office needs to address and to ensure the adequacy of resources required to accomplish its mission.