Robert C. Byrd: “In the haste to control spending, we must not jeopardize the health care of our elderly citizens.”

I hope that wherever you can share your views, you will, because it's pretty easy in history to see this.

Why should Congress not have some limitations on this? It is the taxpayers' money.

In closing, may I say that the President's request includes $658 million for construction of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq.

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.