About 30 percent said that the cost of Mr. Bush's proposal to create private accounts would increase the deficit.

The White House estimated the cost of his proposal at $45 billion over 10 years.

The governors do not yet have an estimate of the cost of their proposal, nor have they said how Congress should pay for it.

Better yet, while ignoring the cost of your proposal, assert the cost of the alternative.

There are also questions about the cost of each man's proposal, particularly Mr. Forrester's plan.

The men had no estimate of the cost of their proposal, but said it could be expensive.

The Democrats said they did not yet have an estimate of the cost of their proposal.

The cost of the president's proposal has soared in the last year, as he offered richer benefits and more realistic cost estimates.

Senate Democrats said they had not yet determined the cost of their proposal.

I have studied the financial cost of my proposal on material assistance.