I heard it only on an NPR podcast, where they claimed the measure had support from "economists of all stripes." And actually, the proposed policy was much more drastic: complete elimination of corporate taxes. But clearly there are arguments on both sides of the issue.
[1] https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/07/19/157047211/six-...
[1] http://larrysummers.com/2017/10/22/one-last-time-on-who-bene...
[2] https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/corporate-rate-cut...
[3] http://microeconomicinsights.org/benefits-corporate-tax-cuts...