Robert C. Byrd: “The partisan bickering is not what is important. The good of the Nation is what we should be thinking about.”

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.

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?

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

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