This piece was originally published September 9 in the Washington Post.
The Republican National Committee convenes its first-ever midterm election convention on Wednesday in Dallas. I have been asked to speak about the impact of Working Families Tax Cuts legislation since it was enacted last year. Here’s why I will be happy to address the convention.
As a wife and working mother of three boys, I juggle many responsibilities. Between multiple grocery store runs and shuttling kids to bus stops and sports practices, I research legislation and provide economic analysis on television and radio and in opinion articles. I live the data that I analyze. My observations about consumer behavior aren’t drawn just from datasets but also from grocery store aisles and conversations with cashiers.
Many factors today should inspire Americans’ confidence in a U.S. economy powered by innovation and a resilient consumer base. Recession fears in 2025 never materialized. Unemployment is relatively low, real wages are outpacing inflation, corporate earnings are robust, federal taxes for families and businesses are falling even as the government takes in record revenue, and massive investments in technology are driving the stock markets to new highs.
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