Fast on the heels of the Senate passage of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill, Senate Democrats have now advanced a $3.5 trillion “soft infrastructure” budget plan. This sprawling bill includes a laundry list of Democratic policy initiatives designed to create jobs, improve Americans’ working and living conditions, improve access to healthcare, improve educational opportunities, deal with immigration and climate change issues, subsidize child care, expand Medicare and paid family and medical leave benefits, and more. …
Previous public opinion research has shown strong support for stimulus spending bills passed in the midst of the pandemic, and polling has long shown strong support for spending a trillion dollars or more on “hard infrastructure” legislation. In similar fashion, a review of initial polling on the idea of new legislation designed to inject $3.5 trillion into improving many elements of the nation’s “soft infrastructure” — including education, healthcare, child care, immigration and the environment — also shows overall majority support. CONTINUED
Frank Newport, Gallup
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