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NNP pst.000065514979 1 55 SCHWARTZ SCHWARTZ NNP pst.000065514979 1 56 , , , pst.000065514979 1 57 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania NNP pst.000065514979 1 58 SCOTT SCOTT NNP pst.000065514979 1 59 GARRETT GARRETT NNP pst.000065514979 1 60 , , , pst.000065514979 1 61 New New NNP pst.000065514979 1 62 Jersey Jersey NNP pst.000065514979 1 63 MARCY MARCY NNP pst.000065514979 1 64 KAPTUR KAPTUR NNP pst.000065514979 1 65 , , , pst.000065514979 1 66 Ohio Ohio NNP pst.000065514979 1 67 MARIO MARIO NNP pst.000065514979 1 68 DIAZ DIAZ NNP pst.000065514979 1 69 - - HYPH pst.000065514979 1 70 BALART BALART NNP pst.000065514979 1 71 , , , pst.000065514979 1 72 Florida Florida NNP pst.000065514979 1 73 XAVIER XAVIER NNP pst.000065514979 1 74 BECERRA BECERRA NNP pst.000065514979 1 75 , , , pst.000065514979 1 76 California California NNP pst.000065514979 1 77 JEB JEB NNP pst.000065514979 1 78 HENSARLING HENSARLING NNP pst.000065514979 1 79 , , , pst.000065514979 1 80 Texas Texas NNP pst.000065514979 1 81 LLOYD LLOYD NNP pst.000065514979 1 82 DOGGETT DOGGETT NNP pst.000065514979 1 83 , , , pst.000065514979 1 84 Texas Texas NNP pst.000065514979 1 85 DANIEL DANIEL NNP pst.000065514979 1 86 E. E. NNP pst.000065514979 1 87 LUNGREN LUNGREN NNP pst.000065514979 1 88 , , , pst.000065514979 1 89 California California NNP pst.000065514979 1 90 EARL EARL NNP pst.000065514979 1 91 BLUMENAUER BLUMENAUER NNP pst.000065514979 1 92 , , , pst.000065514979 1 93 Oregon Oregon NNP pst.000065514979 1 94 MICHAEL MICHAEL NNP pst.000065514979 1 95 K. K. NNP pst.000065514979 1 96 SIMPSON SIMPSON NNP pst.000065514979 1 97 , , , pst.000065514979 1 98 Idaho Idaho NNP pst.000065514979 1 99 MARION MARION NNP pst.000065514979 1 100 BERRY BERRY NNP pst.000065514979 1 101 , , , pst.000065514979 1 102 Arkansas Arkansas NNP pst.000065514979 1 103 PATRICK PATRICK NNP pst.000065514979 1 104 T. T. 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NNP pst.000065514979 1 123 MICHAEL MICHAEL NNP pst.000065514979 1 124 CONAWAY CONAWAY NNP pst.000065514979 1 125 , , , pst.000065514979 1 126 Texas Texas NNP pst.000065514979 1 127 NIKI NIKI NNP pst.000065514979 1 128 TSONGAS TSONGAS NNP pst.000065514979 1 129 , , , pst.000065514979 1 130 Massachusetts Massachusetts NNP pst.000065514979 1 131 JOHN JOHN NNP pst.000065514979 1 132 CAMPBELL CAMPBELL NNP pst.000065514979 1 133 , , , pst.000065514979 1 134 California California NNP pst.000065514979 1 135 ROBERT ROBERT NNP pst.000065514979 1 136 E. E. NNP pst.000065514979 1 137 ANDREWS ANDREWS NNP pst.000065514979 1 138 , , , pst.000065514979 1 139 New New NNP pst.000065514979 1 140 Jersey Jersey NNP pst.000065514979 1 141 PATRICK PATRICK NNP pst.000065514979 1 142 J. J. NNP pst.000065514979 1 143 TIBERI TIBERI NNP pst.000065514979 1 144 , , , pst.000065514979 1 145 Ohio Ohio NNP pst.000065514979 1 146 ROBERT ROBERT NNP pst.000065514979 1 147 C. C. 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NNP pst.000065514979 1 156 PORTER PORTER NNP pst.000065514979 1 157 , , , pst.000065514979 1 158 Nevada Nevada NNP pst.000065514979 1 159 BOB BOB NNP pst.000065514979 1 160 ETHERIDGE ETHERIDGE NNP pst.000065514979 1 161 , , , pst.000065514979 1 162 North North NNP pst.000065514979 1 163 Carolina Carolina NNP pst.000065514979 1 164 RODNEY RODNEY NNP pst.000065514979 1 165 ALEXANDER ALEXANDER NNP pst.000065514979 1 166 , , , pst.000065514979 1 167 Louisiana Louisiana NNP pst.000065514979 1 168 DARLENE DARLENE NNP pst.000065514979 1 169 HOOLEY HOOLEY NNP pst.000065514979 1 170 , , , pst.000065514979 1 171 Oregon Oregon NNP pst.000065514979 1 172 ADRIAN ADRIAN NNP pst.000065514979 1 173 SMITH SMITH NNP pst.000065514979 1 174 , , , pst.000065514979 1 175 Nebraska Nebraska NNP pst.000065514979 1 176 BRIAN BRIAN NNP pst.000065514979 1 177 BAIRD BAIRD NNP pst.000065514979 1 178 , , , pst.000065514979 1 179 Washington Washington NNP pst.000065514979 1 180 JIM JIM NNP pst.000065514979 1 181 JORDAN JORDAN NNP pst.000065514979 1 182 , , , pst.000065514979 1 183 Ohio Ohio NNP pst.000065514979 1 184 DENNIS DENNIS NNP pst.000065514979 1 185 MOORE MOORE NNP pst.000065514979 1 186 , , , pst.000065514979 1 187 Kansas Kansas NNP pst.000065514979 1 188 TIMOTHY TIMOTHY NNP pst.000065514979 1 189 H. H. NNP pst.000065514979 1 190 BISHOP BISHOP NNP pst.000065514979 1 191 , , , pst.000065514979 1 192 New New NNP pst.000065514979 1 193 York York NNP pst.000065514979 1 194 GWEN GWEN NNP pst.000065514979 1 195 MOORE MOORE NNP pst.000065514979 1 196 , , , pst.000065514979 1 197 Wisconsin Wisconsin NNP pst.000065514979 1 198 PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL NNP pst.000065514979 1 199 STAFF STAFF NNP pst.000065514979 1 200 THOMAS THOMAS NNP pst.000065514979 1 201 S. S. NNP pst.000065514979 1 202 KAHN KAHN NNP pst.000065514979 1 203 , , , pst.000065514979 1 204 Staff Staff NNP pst.000065514979 1 205 Director Director NNP pst.000065514979 1 206 and and CC pst.000065514979 1 207 Chief Chief NNP pst.000065514979 1 208 Counsel Counsel NNP pst.000065514979 1 209 AUSTIN AUSTIN NNP pst.000065514979 1 210 SMYTHE SMYTHE NNP pst.000065514979 1 211 , , , pst.000065514979 1 212 Minority Minority NNP pst.000065514979 1 213 Staff Staff NNP pst.000065514979 1 214 Director Director NNP pst.000065514979 1 215 ( ( -LRB- pst.000065514979 1 216 II II NNP pst.000065514979 1 217 ) ) -RRB- pst.000065514979 1 218 IRAQ IRAQ NNP pst.000065514979 1 219 'S 's POS pst.000065514979 1 220 BUDGET BUDGET NNP pst.000065514979 1 221 SURPLUS SURPLUS NNP pst.000065514979 1 222 TUESDAY TUESDAY NNP pst.000065514979 1 223 , , , pst.000065514979 1 224 SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER NNP pst.000065514979 1 225 16 16 CD pst.000065514979 1 226 , , , pst.000065514979 1 227 2008 2008 CD pst.000065514979 1 228 HOUSE HOUSE NNP pst.000065514979 1 229 OF of IN pst.000065514979 1 230 REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES NNP pst.000065514979 1 231 , , , pst.000065514979 1 232 COMMITTEE COMMITTEE NNP pst.000065514979 1 233 ON on IN pst.000065514979 1 234 THE the DT pst.000065514979 1 235 BUDGET BUDGET NNP pst.000065514979 1 236 , , , pst.000065514979 1 237 Washington Washington NNP pst.000065514979 1 238 , , , pst.000065514979 1 239 DC DC NNP pst.000065514979 1 240 . . . pst.000065514979 2 1 The the DT pst.000065514979 2 2 Committee Committee NNP pst.000065514979 2 3 met meet VBD pst.000065514979 2 4 , , , pst.000065514979 2 5 pursuant pursuant JJ pst.000065514979 2 6 to to TO pst.000065514979 2 7 call call VB pst.000065514979 2 8 , , , pst.000065514979 2 9 at at IN pst.000065514979 2 10 9:35 9:35 CD pst.000065514979 2 11 a.m. a.m. NN pst.000065514979 2 12 , , , pst.000065514979 2 13 in in IN pst.000065514979 2 14 Room Room NNP pst.000065514979 2 15 210 210 CD pst.000065514979 2 16 , , , pst.000065514979 2 17 Cannon Cannon NNP pst.000065514979 2 18 House House NNP pst.000065514979 2 19 Office Office NNP pst.000065514979 2 20 Building Building NNP pst.000065514979 2 21 , , , pst.000065514979 2 22 Hon Hon NNP pst.000065514979 2 23 . . . pst.000065514979 3 1 John John NNP pst.000065514979 3 2 M. M. NNP pst.000065514979 3 3 Spratt Spratt NNP pst.000065514979 3 4 presiding presiding NN pst.000065514979 3 5 . . . pst.000065514979 4 1 Present present JJ pst.000065514979 4 2 : : : pst.000065514979 4 3 Representatives Representatives NNPS pst.000065514979 4 4 Spratt Spratt NNP pst.000065514979 4 5 , , , pst.000065514979 4 6 Edwards Edwards NNP pst.000065514979 4 7 , , , pst.000065514979 4 8 Schwartz Schwartz NNP pst.000065514979 4 9 , , , pst.000065514979 4 10 Kaptur Kaptur NNP pst.000065514979 4 11 , , , pst.000065514979 4 12 Becerra Becerra NNP pst.000065514979 4 13 , , , pst.000065514979 4 14 Doggett Doggett NNP pst.000065514979 4 15 , , , pst.000065514979 4 16 Berry Berry NNP pst.000065514979 4 17 , , , pst.000065514979 4 18 McGovern McGovern NNP pst.000065514979 4 19 , , , pst.000065514979 4 20 Scott Scott NNP pst.000065514979 4 21 , , , pst.000065514979 4 22 Etheridge Etheridge NNP pst.000065514979 4 23 , , , pst.000065514979 4 24 Baird Baird NNP pst.000065514979 4 25 , , , 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pst.000065514979 6 4 be be VB pst.000065514979 6 5 the the DT pst.000065514979 6 6 first first JJ pst.000065514979 6 7 opportunity opportunity NN pst.000065514979 6 8 for for IN pst.000065514979 6 9 the the DT pst.000065514979 6 10 Congress Congress NNP pst.000065514979 6 11 to to TO pst.000065514979 6 12 re- re- RB pst.000065514979 6 13 ceive ceive JJ pst.000065514979 6 14 testimony testimony NN pst.000065514979 6 15 on on IN pst.000065514979 6 16 this this DT pst.000065514979 6 17 report report NN pst.000065514979 6 18 , , , pst.000065514979 6 19 the the DT pst.000065514979 6 20 GAO GAO NNP pst.000065514979 6 21 Report Report NNP pst.000065514979 6 22 , , , pst.000065514979 6 23 since since IN pst.000065514979 6 24 the the DT pst.000065514979 6 25 Govern- Govern- NNP pst.000065514979 6 26 ment ment NNP pst.000065514979 6 27 Accountability Accountability NNP pst.000065514979 6 28 Office Office NNP pst.000065514979 6 29 released release VBD pst.000065514979 6 30 it -PRON- PRP pst.000065514979 6 31 several several JJ pst.000065514979 6 32 weeks week NNS pst.000065514979 6 33 ago ago RB pst.000065514979 6 34 . . . pst.000065514979 7 1 GAO GAO NNP pst.000065514979 7 2 re- re- RB pst.000065514979 7 3 ports port NNS pst.000065514979 7 4 that that WDT pst.000065514979 7 5 Iraq Iraq NNP pst.000065514979 7 6 is be VBZ pst.000065514979 7 7 now now RB pst.000065514979 7 8 running run VBG pst.000065514979 7 9 a a DT pst.000065514979 7 10 substantial substantial JJ pst.000065514979 7 11 budget budget NN pst.000065514979 7 12 surplus surplus NN pst.000065514979 7 13 . . . pst.000065514979 8 1 It -PRON- PRP pst.000065514979 8 2 may may MD pst.000065514979 8 3 reach reach VB pst.000065514979 8 4 $ $ $ pst.000065514979 8 5 79 79 CD pst.000065514979 8 6 billion billion CD pst.000065514979 8 7 . . . pst.000065514979 9 1 At at IN pst.000065514979 9 2 the the DT pst.000065514979 9 3 same same JJ pst.000065514979 9 4 time time NN pst.000065514979 9 5 the the DT pst.000065514979 9 6 CBO CBO NNP pst.000065514979 9 7 reported report VBD pst.000065514979 9 8 last last JJ pst.000065514979 9 9 week week NN pst.000065514979 9 10 that that IN pst.000065514979 9 11 in in IN pst.000065514979 9 12 contrast contrast NN pst.000065514979 9 13 to to IN pst.000065514979 9 14 Iraq Iraq NNP pst.000065514979 9 15 's 's POS pst.000065514979 9 16 growing grow VBG pst.000065514979 9 17 surplus surplus NN pst.000065514979 9 18 , , , pst.000065514979 9 19 the the DT pst.000065514979 9 20 budget budget NN pst.000065514979 9 21 deficit deficit NN pst.000065514979 9 22 for for IN pst.000065514979 9 23 the the DT pst.000065514979 9 24 United United NNP pst.000065514979 9 25 States States NNP pst.000065514979 9 26 is be VBZ pst.000065514979 9 27 expected expect VBN pst.000065514979 9 28 to to TO pst.000065514979 9 29 be be VB pst.000065514979 9 30 $ $ $ pst.000065514979 9 31 400 400 CD pst.000065514979 9 32 billion billion CD pst.000065514979 9 33 for for IN pst.000065514979 9 34 the the 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13 3 the the DT pst.000065514979 13 4 United United NNP pst.000065514979 13 5 States States NNP pst.000065514979 13 6 has have VBZ pst.000065514979 13 7 pro- pro- JJ pst.000065514979 13 8 vided vide VBN pst.000065514979 13 9 more more JJR pst.000065514979 13 10 than than IN pst.000065514979 13 11 $ $ $ pst.000065514979 13 12 650 650 CD pst.000065514979 13 13 billion billion CD pst.000065514979 13 14 for for IN pst.000065514979 13 15 our -PRON- PRP$ pst.000065514979 13 16 efforts effort NNS pst.000065514979 13 17 in in IN pst.000065514979 13 18 Iraq Iraq NNP pst.000065514979 13 19 , , , pst.000065514979 13 20 $ $ $ pst.000065514979 13 21 50 50 CD pst.000065514979 13 22 billion billion CD pst.000065514979 13 23 of of IN pst.000065514979 13 24 which which WDT pst.000065514979 13 25 is be VBZ pst.000065514979 13 26 for for IN pst.000065514979 13 27 reconstruction reconstruction NN pst.000065514979 13 28 and and CC pst.000065514979 13 29 security security NN pst.000065514979 13 30 forces force NNS pst.000065514979 13 31 training training NN pst.000065514979 13 32 . . . pst.000065514979 14 1 We -PRON- PRP pst.000065514979 14 2 are be VBP pst.000065514979 14 3 spending spend VBG pst.000065514979 14 4 today today NN pst.000065514979 14 5 at at IN pst.000065514979 14 6 the the DT pst.000065514979 14 7 rate rate NN pst.000065514979 14 8 of of IN pst.000065514979 14 9 more more JJR pst.000065514979 14 10 than than IN pst.000065514979 14 11 $ $ $ pst.000065514979 14 12 10 10 CD pst.000065514979 14 13 billion billion CD pst.000065514979 14 14 a a DT pst.000065514979 14 15 month month NN pst.000065514979 14 16 , , , pst.000065514979 14 17 which which WDT pst.000065514979 14 18 is be VBZ pst.000065514979 14 19 by by IN pst.000065514979 14 20 anybody anybody NN pst.000065514979 14 21 's 's POS pst.000065514979 14 22 calculus calculus NN pst.000065514979 14 23 a a DT pst.000065514979 14 24 significant significant JJ pst.000065514979 14 25 sum sum NN pst.000065514979 14 26 of of IN 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84 107 2005 2005 CD pst.000065514979 84 108 to to IN pst.000065514979 84 109 2007 2007 CD pst.000065514979 84 110 . . . pst.000065514979 85 1 For for IN pst.000065514979 85 2 2008 2008 CD pst.000065514979 85 3 , , , pst.000065514979 85 4 we -PRON- PRP pst.000065514979 85 5 estimate estimate VBP pst.000065514979 85 6 that that IN pst.000065514979 85 7 Iraq Iraq NNP pst.000065514979 85 8 's 's POS pst.000065514979 85 9 budget budget NN pst.000065514979 85 10 surplus surplus NN pst.000065514979 85 11 could could MD pst.000065514979 85 12 range range VB pst.000065514979 85 13 from from IN pst.000065514979 85 14 $ $ $ pst.000065514979 85 15 38.2 38.2 CD pst.000065514979 85 16 billion billion CD pst.000065514979 85 17 to to TO pst.000065514979 85 18 $ $ $ pst.000065514979 85 19 50.3 50.3 CD pst.000065514979 85 20 billion billion CD pst.000065514979 85 21 , , , pst.000065514979 85 22 based base VBN pst.000065514979 85 23 on on IN pst.000065514979 85 24 the the DT pst.000065514979 85 25 six 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May May NNP pst.000065514979 88 7 2008 2008 CD pst.000065514979 88 8 , , , pst.000065514979 88 9 Iraq Iraq NNP pst.000065514979 88 10 spent spend VBD pst.000065514979 88 11 $ $ $ pst.000065514979 88 12 14.5 14.5 CD pst.000065514979 88 13 billion billion CD pst.000065514979 88 14 , , , pst.000065514979 88 15 or or CC pst.000065514979 88 16 29.1 29.1 CD pst.000065514979 88 17 percent percent NN pst.000065514979 88 18 , , , pst.000065514979 88 19 of of IN pst.000065514979 88 20 the the DT pst.000065514979 88 21 regular regular JJ pst.000065514979 88 22 2008 2008 CD pst.000065514979 88 23 budget budget NN pst.000065514979 88 24 of of IN pst.000065514979 88 25 $ $ $ pst.000065514979 88 26 49.9 49.9 CD pst.000065514979 88 27 billion billion CD pst.000065514979 88 28 . . . pst.000065514979 89 1 Table table NN pst.000065514979 89 2 5 5 CD pst.000065514979 89 3 : : : pst.000065514979 89 4 Estimated estimate VBN pst.000065514979 89 5 Total Total NNP pst.000065514979 89 6 Revenues Revenues NNPS 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101 10 spent spend VBN pst.000065514979 101 11 , , , pst.000065514979 101 12 or or CC pst.000065514979 101 13 $ $ $ pst.000065514979 101 14 23.2 23.2 CD pst.000065514979 101 15 billion billion CD pst.000065514979 101 16 , , , pst.000065514979 101 17 have have VBP pst.000065514979 101 18 supported support VBN pst.000065514979 101 19 reconstruction reconstruction NN pst.000065514979 101 20 and and CC pst.000065514979 101 21 stabilization stabilization NN pst.000065514979 101 22 activities activity NNS pst.000065514979 101 23 in in IN pst.000065514979 101 24 four four CD pst.000065514979 101 25 critical critical JJ pst.000065514979 101 26 sectors sector NNS pst.000065514979 101 27 - - HYPH pst.000065514979 101 28 security security NN pst.000065514979 101 29 , , , pst.000065514979 101 30 oil oil NN pst.000065514979 101 31 , , , pst.000065514979 101 32 water water NN pst.000065514979 101 33 , , , pst.000065514979 101 34 and and CC pst.000065514979 101 35 electricity electricity NN 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