Scandals enveloping US President Donald Trump have left Republican lawmakers and lobbyists increasingly gloomy about the prospects for passing sweeping tax cuts, a rollback of Obamacare and an ambitious infrastructure program. With the White House and both chambers of the U.S. Congress under Republican control, party leaders and their allies in the business community had expected
to get quick traction on their plans, with corporate tax cuts among the top priorities.
But four months into Trump’s tenure, only limited progress has been made. The House of Representatives passed a measure to rewrite Obamacare, but the Senate is only in the very early stages of considering the issue. lawmakers are just beginning their push on tax reform.
In addition to congressional probes that are taking place into possible collusion between Trump’s 2016 campaign team and Russia, the US Justice Department on Wednesday named former FBI Director Robert Mueller to investigate the matter.