House GOP Seeks to Offset Katrina Spending

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL

The Associated Press
Sunday, September 18, 2005; 11:27 AM

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are looking at delaying some federal spending, including money for a prescription drug benefit under Medicare and thousands of highway projects, to offset the cost of rebuilding the Gulf Coast, a leading GOP fiscal conservative said Sunday.

Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., said there is a need for dramatic spending cuts in "big-ticket items."