Moderate Republicans & Why we support them

Some G.O.P. Senators Resist Proposed Medicaid Cuts
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Published: March 11, 2005 Doug Mills/The New York Times
WASHINGTON, March 10 - President Bush's request that Congress slow the growth of Medicaid, a centerpiece of the White House budget for 2006, is drawing opposition from some Senate Republicans, who are caught between their desire to support the president and pressure from home-state governors resisting the cuts.
One Republican, Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon, said he would call for a commission to examine the finances of Medicaid, the government insurance plan for the poor, in an attempt to generate bipartisan proposals about how to rein in the soaring cost of the program. Another, Senator Mike DeWine of Ohio, said he was worried about the impact Medicaid cuts would have on his state. A third, Senator Norm Coleman of Minnesota, said he was not ready to sign off on cuts.

source: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/11/politics/11budget.html