We need to continue our full support of the nascent Iraqi government by helping to rebuild their economic infrastructure and maintain security while training the Iraqi security forces.

in Journalism from Kansas State University in 1958 where he became a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Tenure
Despite being the longest-serving member of the Kansas delegation Roberts spent the first 14 years of his Senate career as Kansas' junior senator since Sam Brownback had taken office on election day 1996 to finish out Dole's term. Roberts had promised in July 2004 to investigate the Bush administration's misuse of intelligence before the Iraq War but to date has not released any findings of such an investigation.

Senate in 1996 and is currently serving his third term. He led the creation of the Pat Roberts Intelligence Scholars Program in 2004.