71. START III, US officials said, has already been sketched out by Clinton and Yeltsin and would involve deeper cuts. 72. Some civilian experts in the Defense Department, State Department and National Security Council are open to deeper cuts. 73. Some major producers such as Iran have asked Saudi Arabia to make deeper cuts. 74. Somewhat deeper cuts are already planned or under way elsewhere. 75. That would require deeper spending cuts that Clinton may not want to make. 76. That could mean companies that supply oxygen therapy to Medicare patients could face deeper cuts than they would if the decision were left to Congress. 77. That forced him to propose deeper spending cuts in his final proposal than had been contained in his preliminary plan. 78. That raises the possibility the administration will need to propose deeper Medicare cuts to hospitals and other providers to meet its budget targets. 79. The AHA warns that deeper cuts in payment rates and medical education could result in some hospitals closing. 80. That would require even deeper spending cuts. |