Robert C. Byrd: “But still, I haven't had an answer to my question as to where the mandate comes from the American people.”

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

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

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.

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