61% support Biden’s $ 1.9 trillion economic relief bill, and several key provisions of the bill are even more popular. 85% say they support policies in the bill that would provide greater tax credits for families and make them easier for low-income families to claim, including majorities across all party lines (95% of Democrats and 73% of Republicans support it) ).
About three quarters favor provisions to provide financing to facilitate return to the classroom for elementary and high school students (77%), and sending stimulus checks worth up to $ 1,400 per person to most families and individuals (76%). Both policies also have majority support in all party lines (55% of Republicans support each; among Democrats, support reaches 90% for each).
A small majority, 59%, claim to have returned to provide $ 350 billion in aid to state and local governments. This policy generates the clearest party division among the four tested, with 88% of Democrats in favor against only 28% of Republicans.
A measure that is not in the bill – raising the federal minimum wage from $ 7.25 to $ 15 an hour – is also supported by the majority. Overall, 55% are in favor of such an increase in the minimum wage, including 85% of Democrats, 52% of independents and 20% of Republicans.