That means that we have at least $1 billion still sitting? Is that right?

I want to offer my enthusiast support for H.R. 847.

I just wanted to make sure that was on the record----

Mr. Chairman, if I can further----

I couldn't agree more. Oil and gas has been the dominant economic force in the northwestern part of my district for over 150 years.

How about with regard to what our Government's doing, vis-a-vis Syria? Is there more that we should be doing, in terms of any kind of new strategy or new initiative with regard to Syria?

I want to see it in the context of the United States remaining engaged in Iraq, at least for some period, until Iraq achieves stability.

The Provincial Reconstruction Teams--as our troop presence is diminished and as we drawdown, I'd ask you whether or not you think the PRT's role has to be augmented because of that.

I think that we should think of it, still, as a transition for Iraq, and eventually our diplomatic posture in Iraq may look different.

What is our Government doing? ... the need for someone in the White House to be able to coordinate...

Which--well, depending on how you count it--but, this was--this was extraordinary.

the amount that has been pledged, $160 million recently, is not so greatly different than what it was in the last couple of fiscal years.

Our Government is providing substantial help, here. The Obama administration has committed about $150 million to assist displaced Iraqis in this current fiscal year, 2009.

I guess the volume, too, is a problem, huh?

I think that any sectarian definition of those who get preference--in other words, saving Iraqi Christians because they're Iraqi Christians--would be a very big mistake.

I wanted to move to the security issue, which each of you have mentioned more than once, I think.

Training becomes the priority.

I think it's--look, and I think this is an important point and sometimes at hearings we don't have the record very clear.