A Congressional Budget Office report will show the bill reducing the federal deficit significantly, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer said Thursday.

Speaker Pelosi said Democrats were still waiting for congressional budget analysts to determine whether the package would meet the party's deficit-reduction goals.

Congressional budget referees say legislation would cut deficit by $118 billion over 10 years.

Opinion by David Broder

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President Obama rested the credibility of his presidency on the assurance that his health plan will not add a dime to the deficit. NOTE: Free registration with nytimes.com is required to view this article.

The president wants a fail-safe in case medical spending starts increasing the deficit.

White House unclear on how some far-reaching goals would be met without increasing deficit.

President Obama’s call to impose automatic spending cuts if the health care overhaul adds “one dime” to federal budget deficits could help push his top domestic priority over one of the biggest hurdles in its path through Congress. NOTE: Free registration with nytimes.com is required to view this article.