41.   Remember, this is before one question is asked about rosy economic assumptions, and before one word is said about the military, education, and health care.

42.   Republican lawmakers assured Greenspan, Volcker and other experts that they will offset tax cuts with spending cuts, and their estimates will be based on cautious economic assumptions.

43.   Republicans also need to make their plan fit the economic assumptions and deficit projections of the Congressional Budget Office.

44.   Republicans have long accused Clinton of failing to provide a balanced budget plan that is based on correct economic assumptions.

45.   Republican congressional leaders suspended budget negotiations with the White House in January after Clinton met their demands that he submit a seven-year plan using CBO economic assumptions.

46.   Republican leaders have complained that the White House has exaggerated the differences between the two sides on Medicare by basing estimates on more optimistic economic assumptions.

47.   Republicans prefer the more conservative economic assumptions of the CBO to the rosier predictions of OMB, which is under White House control.

48.   Republicans say they will insist on realistic economic assumptions.

49.   Robbins said the most significant changes were in the economic assumptions.

50.   Republicans said they want to use the economic assumptions of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office as the baseline for any agreement.