Robert C. Byrd: “There is a train bearing down upon us, and it is an accident waiting to happen; and when that train goes off the track…”

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.

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

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.