▁stated ▁" we ▁can ’ t ▁continue ▁to ▁have ▁[ multi ] - tr ill ion ▁doll ar ▁def ic its ▁for ▁the ▁for ese e able ▁future ▁and ▁just ▁pret end ▁that ▁that ’ s ▁not ▁going ▁to ▁matter , ▁because ▁it ▁will ." ▁ ▁Stewart ▁supports ▁simpl ifying ▁the ▁tax ▁code , ▁lower ing ▁the ▁corpor ate ▁tax ▁rate , ▁and ▁elimin ating ▁the ▁death ▁tax . ▁According ▁to ▁Stewart , ▁" th ese ▁changes ▁would ▁reduce ▁the ▁tax ▁bur den ▁for ▁families ▁and ▁business es , ▁allow ▁the ▁economy ▁to ▁grow , ▁and ▁increase ▁government ▁re venue ." ▁▁ ▁Stewart ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁Tax ▁C uts ▁and ▁Job s ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁( Tr ump ▁tax ▁cut ) ▁ ▁Bund y ▁st ando ff ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁regarding ▁the ▁Bund y ▁st ando ff ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Stewart ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Land ▁Management ▁could ▁have ▁avoided ▁the ▁st ando ff ▁by ▁allowing ▁local ▁sh er iffs ▁to ▁interven e . ▁C iting ▁concerns ▁about ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁weapon ry ▁carried ▁by ▁federal ▁agents , ▁he ▁also ▁spons ored ▁a ▁bill ▁( H . R . ▁ 4 9 3 4 ) ▁to ▁dem il itar ize ▁federal ▁regul atory ▁ag encies . ▁ ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁Stewart ▁is ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁President ▁Trump ' s ▁most ▁stead fast ▁def enders ▁in ▁Congress . ▁For ▁instance , ▁after ▁Trump ▁stated ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁open ▁to ▁receiving ▁intelligence ▁on ▁a ▁campaign ▁oppon ent