ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., dismissed as “ridiculous” the idea among some Democrats of forcing a government shutdown if Congress doesn’t resolve the issue of young undocumented immigrants facing possible deportation with the ending of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
“There’s not going to be a government shutdown.”
Analysis from the nonpartisan Joint Tax Committee of the Senate plan said the Senate tax plan will add about $1 trillion to the deficit over the next decade.
But McConnell said he is confident the legislation will boost the economy enough to raise tax revenues, offsetting the bill’s tax cuts.
“Let me point out there are a whole lot of economists who think that it will pay for itself. And let me tell you how that is done. The economy would have to grow 0.4 percent over the next 10 years to fill this gap that you’re referring to. That is not a dramatic improvement. We think you’re going to get a lot more growth than that,” McConnell said.
“I’m confident this is not only revenue-neutral to the government, but actually it’s very likely to be a revenue producer,” he said.
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