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Have just enough time to put in place a new budget that replaces the sequester, so that really is the goal. this is quite different than the not so super super committee you were talking about. we don't have the expedited path to the floor, the special legislative way of taking whatever deal we work out and getting it right to the floor without a filibuster, which the super committee had. so the scope of our total goal is a little bit more constrained. the other thing that i think, steve, makes it more likely we're going to get to some deal is that the very real pain of sequeste sequester, the...

Plan facing a vote in the senate. it's a critical week for the trump presidency. with his only major legislative victory hanging in the balance. >> how's the tax bill going, sir? >> i think the tax bill is going very well. we had a meeting on it today. it's going to be a tremendous tax cut. >> reporter: and a critical month ahead for republicans with the year end spending bill looming to keep the government open. >> i think the tax bill is doing very well and i think the republicans are going to be very proud of it. >> reporter: but the white house and republican leaders are still scrambling t...

>> reporter: republican senator steve dans from montana saying that he has concerns about this bill. he wants to see changes made to it before he could potentially support it. this is such a crucial week for republicans, pushing for it on this bill. republicans in the white house are trying to find the votes necessary to score their first legislative win of the trump administration, but the votes at this moment are not there yet. >> we're going to get this done soon, get it to the president's desk, and the president is eagerly looking forward to signing it. >> reporter: senate republicans hudd...