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22%. the white house defended the tax cuts which is boosting economic growth which will increase tax revenue. steve mnuchin said it will make up the difference. there are concerns from the left about cutting entitlements. that is one place to go. the big gap is interesting because under republican president and republican control of congress you have this spending deficit. >> you can't help if you wonder deficit concerns are gone. gone with paul ryan. >> there is a saying you fix the roof when it is sunny. deficits and spending. it is sunny and we're not fixing the roof. imagine this happeni...

Hour. thank you, julie. a budget fight building on capitol hill in an effort to ease deficit concerns. president trump proposing canceling $15 billion in federal spending. lawmakers now taking issue with where you will find room for the cuts and where you go to get them. doug, what's the rub here? good morning. >> good morning. this goes back to the passage of that 1.3 trillion budget deal in the month of march. as you recall president trump signed that budget deal at the 11th staving off a government shutdown. while he got the defense spending increase he so badly wanted it came at a huge exp...

This accomplishment outweighs in the headlines the president's personal divisiveness and the shenanigans that tend to get covered more in the news media and whether republicans can sell the bill. it's been one of the biggest weaknesses of both congressional republicans and the trump administration, their ability to effectively sell legislation. >> that's a great point. in sports you get a win it crear creates momentum. does this create republican momentum or when they have to deal with obamacare fixes, a lot of conservatives aren't happy about that, infrastructure divides the party. a lot of r...

They need to be able to get this across the finish line and the votes of mike lee and susan collins gets them to that point. there's one more vote outstanding, jeff flake says he's still looking at the bill but republican leaders believe he will come along. the things he wanted in the bill, related to how it would phase out, those are in the final deal. they expect him to come along with a house vote on tuesday and senate vote as tune as tuesday evening, republican leaders right now are saying this is, quote, according to one aide, drama-free. they feel like they are pretty much there. >> ther...

Says he's still looking at the bill. republican leaders expect him to come along. the things he wanted in the bill, related to how it would phase out, those are in the final deal. they expect him to come along at this point, job, with a house vote on tuesday, a senate vote as soon as tuesday evening. republican leaders right now are saying this is, quote, according to one aide, drama free. they feel like they're pretty much there. >> there is some controversy over senator bob corker, though, and his vote. his yes vote. what are you learning about that? >> reporter: let's put it in perspective....