Budget Chief Seeks Hill Allies; Portman Aims to Work With Democrats on Entitlement Costs

From: The Washington Post | Date: December 12, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Rob Portman was headed to Capitol Hill, eager to listen. Democrats had just won control of the House and Senate. Portman, the former Republican congressman who now leads the White House budget office, was diving right into the troubled waters of entitlement reform.

His mission: Persuade Democrats to help rein in the skyrocketing costs of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, one of President Bush's top fiscal priorities.

"First, we're going to listen. We're in a listening mode," Portman said as his SUV sped along Pennsylvania Avenue. "The president wants to listen. He wants to hear what the ...

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