Trump's tax cuts are 'stuck in the mud' as Republicans split overspending. President Donald Trump's agenda is hitting speed bumps on Capitol Hill, as Republican infighting over spending levels threatens to halt a of tax cuts, energy policy, healthcare and border security funds. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., initially said his conference would take the first steps this week to move the bill. But as the week progressed, Republican lawmakers realized they would miss that deadline, as fiscal hawks said they could not support the massive package without more spending cuts. "We're stuck in the mud," Rep. Bryon Donalds, R-Fla., told CNBC as he left a meeting of House Republicans on Wednesday. "There's a lot of, what do they call it, paralysis of analysis? And I think at this point, we need to just make a clear decision." The upcoming effort to pass Trump's legislative agenda offers Republicans, who control the House, Senate and the White House, their first opportunity to show voters how serious they are about cutting spending and reducing the national debt. House GOP leaders initially proposed cutting several hundred billion dollars over a 10-year period by making changes to Medicaid, adding work requirements for able bodied adults with no dependents. But that was not enough for many of the conference's fiscal hawks, who want to see upwards of $2 trillion in cuts. The more cuts Republican leaders agree to make to a top line number at this early stage, however, the less money they will have to work with later on, when it's time to decide which priorities to fund. For example, Trump has promised to eliminate income taxes on tipped wages. But he has not said how he would make up for that lost revenue in the federal budget. (Story by Emily Wilkins)