Bipartisanship remains the focus of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure discussions, as he dedicates his time and efforts to negotiating the scope and size of his $4 trillion infrastructure proposal with Republicans. But a new poll found that voters don’t really care all that much about getting Republicans on board.
A poll released by Data for Progress and Invest in America last week found that 58% of voters support passing the American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan together using reconciliation, as Democrats did with the $1.9 trillion stimulus package. It also found that the majority of voters support reforming the corporate tax code and prefer Biden’s original plan over the Republican’s smaller, $568 billion counter-proposal.
“Moreover, we find that a majority of likely voters prefer the American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan over the smaller Republican counter-proposal,” the poll said. “Likely voters also want congressional Republicans to work with Biden to pass the American Jobs Plan, the American Families Plan, and the rest of Biden’s agenda, rather than try to simply obstruct the Democratic Party.”
Here are the main findings from the poll:
- 82% of Democrats and 32% of Republicans support passing infrastructure through reconciliation;
- 63% of voters support making corporate taxes fairer to fund infrastructure, with 72% of Democrats and 52% of Republicans supporting the measure;
- 51% of voters prefer Biden’s proposal to the Republican’s smaller alternative;
- And 55% of voters want Republicans to work with Biden to pass the American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan.
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