Robert C. Byrd: “Mr. President, if we erode and take away the right to use, to manage, or to dispose of property, to that degree we take…”

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

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

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

Our service men and women, now more than ever, are depending on your leadership to put the military medical system on a new track.