Robert C. Byrd: “Mr. President, I close by saying, as I began, that human ingenuity can always find a way to circumvent a process. And…”

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.

I cannot support this item unless there are some limitations on it, unless Congress can exercise its power over the purse, as the Constitution provides.

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