President Trump's fiscal agenda includes making permanent the 2017 tax cuts, implementing new cuts, increasing military spending, bolstering border security operations, and reducing the federal deficit by $1.5 trillion through spending cuts.

House Republicans seek at least $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, while the Senate's minimum target is lower, at about $4 billion. The Senate uses a

Democrats criticize the plan for proposing massive cuts in entitlement programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security, which they believe will harm vulnerable populations.

GOP leaders must balance fiscal conservatism with electoral viability, as some Republicans worry about the impact of deep spending cuts on their re-election prospects.