U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax bill failed in a procedural vote in a key congressional committee on Friday, as five Republicans rejected the package amid calls for deeper spending cuts, potentially delaying its passage in the House of Representatives.

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s push to pass a sweeping tax and spending bill — the centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s agenda — is running into trouble, as the Louisiana Republican attempts to paper over divisions in his conference over growing deficits, cuts to Medicaid and contentious tax provisions.

Wealthy Americans and business investors are among the big winners in GOP draft tax legislation, while immigrants and elite universities get hammered.