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Thu Aug 12, 2021, 07:15 PM Aug 2021

Most Americans support $1.2T infrastructure bill, poll finds

Source: CNN

A new poll finds most Americans back the infrastructure deal, which is more good news for proponents of the package that cleared the Senate with bipartisan support this week.

A sizable 62% of Americans support the $1.2 trillion measure, according to a new Fox News poll.

Breaking down the numbers, and to little surprise, Democrats overwhelmingly support it (87%), followed by a majority of independents (63%) and some Republicans (37%).

And despite efforts to push through the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package on a party-line vote, the poll also finds a majority of Americans (56%) say they support the additional infrastructure items in the House-bound bill with spending to address climate change, health care and child care.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/most-americans-support-1-2t-infrastructure-bill-poll-finds/ar-AANg4tz?li=BBnbfcQ&ocid=DELLDHP

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