Robert C. Byrd: “Let us continue our efforts for America's self-sufficiency, so that we do not again fall victim to a crippling addiction…”

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.

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.