A new report from Invest in America and Data for Progress has found that Americans overwhelmingly support President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan.
A recent survey of likely voters found that 73 percent of Americans support the president’s infrastructure plan released in March. And, the report found that support is largely bipartisan.
“Among all likely voters, we find that the American Jobs Plan is backed by a 52-percentage-point margin (73 percent support, 21 percent oppose),” Data for Progress said in a press release. “Notably, support for this proposal is bipartisan, garnering an impressive 19-point margin of support from Republicans (57 percent say they support the plan, while 38 percent oppose).”
Americans support all aspects of the proposed $2.25 trillion spending package. The report found that 76 percent of Americans support investments in physical infrastructure, while 74 percent support investments into the care economy, 65 percent support investments into American manufacturing, 64 percent support investment into clean energy, and 61 percent support investment into housing.
In a press release, U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), House Majority Leader, said House Democrats would continue to work toward passage of the plan.
“In the first 100 days of the 117th Congress, Democrats enacted the American Rescue Plan, comprehensive legislation to provide immediate assistance to American families and small businesses struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With assistance from that law already going out the door, Democrats are also focused on building the economy back better. Last month, President Biden announced the American Jobs Plan, which follows through on Democrats’ promise to create jobs and build the economy of the future by rebuilding and strengthening America’s infrastructure. This proposal has been met with broad, bipartisan support among the American people,” Hoyer said in a statement. “House Democrats will continue to work with the Biden Administration to advance legislation to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure, create jobs, and ensure our communities are prepared to meet the needs of the future.”
Hoyer’s office also cited another poll that found support for the plan. According to a Navigator Research poll, 87 percent of Americans support new job training programs and increased funding for construction of and repairs to highways and bridges, while 81 percent of Americans support broadband infrastructure investments.