Trump’s move to pause all federal grants and loans is a “legitimate exercise of executive oversight,” said House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., who is often considered an institutionalist who has insisted upon the importance of Congressional power. “I don’t think putting a hold on things is extraordinary.”

Republicans will attempt a tax and spending bill that will not require substantial budget cuts, but there may be serious math problems ahead.

House Republicans are in Florida for the next three days to hash out their agenda and hear from President Trump.