Opinion Today

March 4, 2021

3 in 4 Say Congress Isn’t Doing Enough to Help People Who Lost Jobs or Income Due to the Pandemic
Kaiser Family Foundation
As Congress considers an additional $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan, more than a third (37%) of Americans say that someone in their household has had trouble paying basic living expenses over the past three months, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. The poll finds broad bipartisan agreement that Congress is not doing enough to help people who lost a job or income due to the pandemic.

Majority back jobless benefits, wage hike, some college debt relief; negative views of Biden, Congress rise
Monmouth U. Polling Institute
More than 6 in 10 Americans support the Covid stimulus bill being considered by Congress, according to the Monmouth University Poll. While many Americans would be willing to entertain cuts in the overall $1.9 trillion spending plan in order to gain Republican votes in the Senate, most say the $1,400 per person direct payments are off-limits. T…