Listen as Larry spoke with Austin Petersen, a Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Missouri, regarding his campaign.

An excerpt of Petersen’s recent article, WHY REPUBLICANS MUST TURN IT AROUND WITH TAX REFORM – AND HOW THEY CAN DO IT, is below:

According to a recent poll, only ten percent of Americans approve of Congress – a drop from March, when polls reflected approval ratings of around 18. The plummet in approval has been even steeper among Republicans. Back in January and March, polls showed around a third of Republicans approved of Congress. Now, only 14 percent do.

Drastic as these numbers are, they’re not especially surprising. After claiming for years that it would fully repeal Obamacare and replace it with a patient-centered, market-driven alternative, Congress has fallen on its face, with this eleventh hour failure in the Senate being the last straw in a long line of disappointments and frustrations.

There’s only one way to turn this situation around. When Congress gets back from its August recess, it must immediately get to work on tax reform. Aggressively pursuing a new tax plan that puts money and trust back into the hands of the people will help our legislative branch win back the trust of the people in turn.

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