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Kudlow Asks Where GOP's Big Bang Pro-Growth Budget Is
Kudlow warns the current GOP strategy is defensive. Without tax reform, spending cuts, and inflation-indexed capital gains, he says the party won't energize voters.
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Larry Kudlow is questioning whether Republicans have a budget strategy that can energize the party's base. In a new column, the former Trump economic adviser argues the current approach is too defensive.
Avoiding a government shutdown or passing a continuing resolution is not enough, Kudlow said. What is missing, he wrote, is a package that pairs pro-growth tax reform with real spending cuts.
Kudlow pointed to two specific areas. On spending, he noted the work by Medicare chief Mehmet Oz and Vice President Vance on waste and fraud in the healthcare and Medicaid programs has not yet produced concrete results. "Where are the budget cutting results that will show genuine change to drain the swamp at Washington?" he wrote.