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To gill that deficit gap. we are totally confident this is a revenue neutral bill, and probably a revenue producer. i'm not somebody who believes you can just cut taxes everywhere and get more revenue. i'm closer to the position of a deficit hawk. >> with me now, republican representative ryan costello of california who plans to retire from congress at the end of this term. good to have you here. >> good to be with you. >> mitch mcconnell was wrong. >> he would be right about the fact if we grow at four tenths of a point on average high over ten years, you don't have the estimated trillion dol...

I'm closer to the position of a deficit hawk. >> with me now, republican representative ryan costello of california who plans to retire from congress at the end of this term. good to have you here. >> good to be with you. >> mitch mcconnell was wrong. >> he would be right about the fact if we grow at four tenths of a point on average high over ten years, you don't have the estimated trillion dollar deficit. >> if we grew it 8 act, we could all have ponies for everyone. >> four tenths is not that much on a ten-year average if you're combining it with other pro-growth policies. >> it's expanded ...

She moved on to the increase in military spending the president did win as part of the budget with congress. >> remember, deficit hawk isn't necessarily always the first words that come into mind when you think about the president. he didn't campaign on cutting -- he said he wouldn't touch medicare or social security during the campaign. he was lambasted when he was on the verge of that major spending initiative. you can think when he got the idea of the parade, the idea of the cost was necessarily foremost in his mind. >> you heard kellyanne conway at the end there, talking about saying ameri...

Away a bunch of government revenue. that increases the deficit. we have seen this administration, this congress not being particularly concerned about the deficit and debt. that would -- >> it's hard to find a deficit hawk on capitol hill anymore. let's just be honest. let's talk about -- there are two strategies when it comes to a possible government shutdown yesterday. the president said, if i don't get border security, i don't get the wall, i would have no problem doing a shutdown. republican leaders seem to be trucking along with their fingers in their ears. they don't seem to be going alo...

Agenda and we want to get it done and we know it will make a difference. that is what we were elected to do. >> paul ryan rose to prominence as a sharp pencil deficit hawk. he touted his role in the tax cuts. he helped pass the tax cuts to balloon the deficit in 2020. ryan's departure is a real blow to republicans who saw him as a stable policy driven leader. the house gop faces a months long battle for leadership as it deals with the upcoming mid terms in november. among the contenders are kevin mccarthy and steve scalise. they both appeared alongside ryan with this photo tweeted out by presi...