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President Donald Trump is meeting with Republican lawmakers today to discuss the looming budget deadline and his plans for tax cuts.See the story in the video above"The president is committed to working with Congress to get this done," said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.Leavitt emphasized that Trump aims to fulfill several campaign promises."No tax on tips, which is obviously a very public campaign promise that the president made, no tax on seniors' social security, no tax on overtime pay," Leavitt said.Political analysts note that tax cuts are a contentious issue among Republicans."There are some Republicans who want to go really, really deep into the billions on tax cuts over the next couple of years and some that want to have a hard floor of 500 million," said political analyst Todd Belt.Analysts also warn that to cut taxes, lawmakers will need to cut spending, especially if they aim to reduce the deficit."We're going to have to look piece by piece, where this money is going to come from, what services are going to get cut, because eventually somebody's ox is going to get gored," Belt said.The Trump administration is issuing executive orders to shut down some agencies and offering incentives for federal workers to resign.Democrats vow to use the budget battle to push back against these measures."Democrats will use our tools in that budget battle to stand up and make sure we get this stuff stopped," said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia.President Trump has signaled that he is more focused on achieving his priorities than the process itself.GOP lawmakers are debating whether these measures should be included in one big bill or two.The White House says Trump is also pushing for tax cuts for products made in America while eliminating special tax breaks for billionaire sports team owners.
President Donald Trump is meeting with Republican lawmakers today to discuss the looming budget deadline and his plans for tax cuts.
See the story in the video above
"The president is committed to working with Congress to get this done," said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Leavitt emphasized that Trump aims to fulfill several campaign promises.
"No tax on tips, which is obviously a very public campaign promise that the president made, no tax on seniors' social security, no tax on overtime pay," Leavitt said.
Political analysts note that tax cuts are a contentious issue among Republicans.
"There are some Republicans who want to go really, really deep into the billions on tax cuts over the next couple of years and some that want to have a hard floor of 500 million," said political analyst Todd Belt.
Analysts also warn that to cut taxes, lawmakers will need to cut spending, especially if they aim to reduce the deficit.
"We're going to have to look piece by piece, where this money is going to come from, what services are going to get cut, because eventually somebody's ox is going to get gored," Belt said.
The Trump administration is issuing executive orders to shut down some agencies and offering incentives for federal workers to resign.
Democrats vow to use the budget battle to push back against these measures.
"Democrats will use our tools in that budget battle to stand up and make sure we get this stuff stopped," said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia.
President Trump has signaled that he is more focused on achieving his priorities than the process itself.
GOP lawmakers are debating whether these measures should be included in one big bill or two.
The White House says Trump is also pushing for tax cuts for products made in America while eliminating special tax breaks for billionaire sports team owners.
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