1.   Although Republicans historically favor state flexibility, business is one of their natural constituencies.

2.   As one might expect from a Republican governor, his is a program that emphasizes incentives rather than mandates and state flexibility rather than federal decrees.

3.   Both the president and Congress want to lift a rule that sets a standard for care, giving the state more flexibility, she said.

4.   He can say that he understands the need for greater state flexibility and for welfare disincentives even as he denounces the Republican proposals as Draconian.

5.   He said a federal regulation may limit state flexibility in addressing the personal watercraft issue.

6.   He said the bill, if it wins final approval, will give the state more flexibility in how it uses its federal transportation dollars.

7.   The new deal gives the state more flexibility, allowing state power buyers to schedule delivery during peak-use periods.

8.   We have always respected state flexibility in setting up and maintaining agencies charged with furthering state objectives.

9.   In his testimony before the panel Tuesday, Glickman proposed several reforms designed to crack down on food stamp trafficking and expand state flexibility in providing benefits.

10.   Rep. Sherrod Brown, said the states should be allowed to decide what their programs contain, noting that Republicans support state flexibility for other programs.