Despite GOP opposition, polls show Biden's COVID relief plan retains broad popularity
With President Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan expected to pass the House Wednesday, a round of new polling indicates that the bill is broadly popular despite failing to earn any Republican votes.
A new Politico/Morning Consult poll found 75 percent support for the legislation to just 18 percent opposition, including 59 support among those who identified themselves as Republican. It also found 71 percent support from those in rural areas, 55 percent support among those who voted for Donald Trump in the 2020 election and 53 percent support among those who expressed disapproval with Biden’s job performance.
Only 21 percent of respondents said the package offered too much support, with 45 percent saying it offered the right amount and 24 percent saying it was not generous enough. Included in the provisions in the bill are $1,400 checks for most Americans, expanded federal unemployment assistance, a larger child tax credit for working families, and funding for schools, vaccination sites and state and local governments.
The results are in line with a Pew Research survey released Tuesday that found 70 percent in favor of the relief legislation versus 28 percent opposed. Pew found that only 41 percent of Republicans supported the bill, but that number grew to 63 percent among lower-income Republicans.
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