Six months into President Biden’s administration, Americans are less apprehensive about the year than they were at the start of it. They think the battle against the pandemic is going somewhat well, though that’s tempered now by concern about the Delta variant. Most say their finances are okay, and most parents think the tax credit will help. On the personal front, Biden gets positive marks, particularly for his handling of the pandemic and how he handles himself. …
Some of the Biden administration’s spending proposals are popular with a majority of Americans: most think the second stimulus bill passed this past spring helped the U.S. economy, and most parents think the new Child Tax Credit payments will help them financially. …
Most approve overall of the administration’s infrastructure proposal, and there is even greater approval specifically for spending additional federal money to build or repair U.S. roads and bridges, putting broadband internet in rural areas, and paying for child care and care for the elderly. CONTINUED
CBS News
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