--- title: WH Aide Larry Kudlow: Stimulus Deal Not Needed for Recovery description: A fiscal stimulus deal isn’t essential to the U.S. recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said. canonical: https://time.com/5899003/kudlow-stimulus-covid-19-trump-recovery/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-10-11T15:09:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-24T09:18:40.944Z article:section: Politics og:title: WH Aide Larry Kudlow: Stimulus Deal Not Needed for Recovery og:description: House Democrats have passed a $2.2 trillion proposal og:url: https://time.com/5899003/kudlow-stimulus-covid-19-trump-recovery/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt02f756d62b5b7e52/698a1316656a3fec5ebda94f/GettyImages-1228708625.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow Interview og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: WH Aide Larry Kudlow: Stimulus Deal Not Needed for Recovery twitter:description: House Democrats have passed a $2.2 trillion proposal twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt02f756d62b5b7e52/698a1316656a3fec5ebda94f/GettyImages-1228708625.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Trump Advisor Larry Kudlow Says U.S. Recovery Doesn’t Depend on a Stimulus Deal > Sponsored content. 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Alex Edelman—CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images by [Tony Czuczka / Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## Tony Czuczka / Bloomberg Contributor Oct 11, 2020 3:09 PM UTC A fiscal stimulus deal isn’t essential to the U.S. recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, though the Trump administration and Congressional Democrats will keep talking, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said. “Well no, I don’t think it’s dead at all,” Kudlow said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. “All I’m saying is some targeted assistance would go a long way right now.” Capping a week of shifting signals from President Donald Trump on the [amount of stimulus](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-08/trump-says-virus-relief-talks-are-now-starting-to-work-out) and how to get there, Kudlow said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin may increase the administration’s offer in talks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Kudlow was asked about Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s call last week for more government spending to protect [the recovery](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-06/powell-warns-of-weak-u-s-recovery-without-enough-government-aid). “It’s just getting Americans through a difficult period of time,” Kudlow said. “I don’t want to parse, but I don’t think the recovery is dependent on it.” The U.S. will post strong economic growth in the third and fourth quarters, he said, bouncing back from the historic dive in the second quarter. He didn’t elaborate or suggest a clear path to addressing opposition among Senate Republicans. Mnuchin and Pelosi are expected to continue talks this week, he said. Mnuchin headed into the latest talks on Friday with a White House offer of $1.8 trillion in economic stimulus. 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