The new Democratic plan would be a counteroffer to a $30 billion Republican proposal made Friday.

In the past the President made a Republican thunder-stealing proposal to put more police officers on the street.

Republican proposals range up to $200 billion in tax cuts over five years.

Democrats opposed both Republican proposals in the bill, saying they contained an assortment of restrictions and loopholes that made them ineffective.

Democrats said both Republican proposals would force the government to spend some Social Security revenue on other needs for at least a decade.

Democrats say Republican tax-cut proposals give the rich gargantuan tax reductions compared with those for everyone else.

Also gone are Republican proposals to eliminate 60-year-old Federal entitlements for health insurance and cash assistance.

Republican proposals to slow the growth in Medicare were to be condemned because they "will break up America's common ground."

Republican proposals focus on limiting medical claims and increasing penalties for fraud; Democrats want to curb insurers' rates.

Labor's lobbyists are already rushing to stop two Republican proposals.

Other Republican proposals would restrict the content of art eligible for grants.

"The President is going to veto this," he said, referring to Republican proposals as they stand now.

The Republican proposals may not be put forward before Thursday, when Senate leaders hope to have the bill approved.

The Republican proposals are based on estimates that the Government will otherwise run huge surpluses in coming years.

The Republican proposals represent only the drug companies' interests.

Unfortunately, the Republican proposal meets none of these standards.

"We plan to reduce this amount by 15 percent, leaving $14.595 billion for the block grant," the Republican proposal says.

The Republican proposals would increase the proportion to 21 percent in 2002.

The Republican proposals come at a time when the need for nursing home care is rising rapidly.

The Republican proposals would require states to set standards for nursing homes in nine broadly defined areas.