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Larry Kudlow Is Having a Blast

The director of the U.S. National Economic Council talks trade, infrastructure, and the labor crunch.

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By Carol A Massar

November 15, 2018 at 10:00 AM UTC

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This article is part of the November 19, 2018 issue of businessweek.

What do the results of the midterm elections mean for the president’s economic agenda?

I think because of the split, and the unexpected victories in the Senate, we’re going to be fine. The tax cuts and reforms, the deregulations, the opening up of energy, trade reform—the whole litany of our programs that have generated an unexpected economic boom—I think that’s all going to be fine. Any mischief from the House will be overturned in the Senate.

Will we finally see infrastructure spending?