He says he will veto budget legislation that includes anti-abortion language.
Some are uncomfortable with anti-abortion language and the largely right-wing list of speakers that has been lined up.
The poll, released yesterday, found that 33 of the state's 48 delegates do not want the anti-abortion language.
An I.M.F. bill containing some anti-abortion language would probably pass both houses of Congress easily.
But this legislation, unlike the emergency spending bills, has no ready companion in the Senate, and contains the anti-abortion language.
He eventually voted for the Senate language of the healthcare bill lacking the Stupak Amendment's anti-abortion language.
A few days after the latest appearance, Mr. Dole refused to sign a pledge to support the strict anti-abortion language in his party's national platform.
And the difficulty of opposing the entire agriculture bill because it contains anti-abortion language was demonstrated by the House.
In Texas, for example, the Christian right was able to get a platform that endorses the teaching of creation science and has particularly strong anti-abortion language.
Administration and Congressional officials said the original offer from the Republicans last week did not include the anti-abortion language.
