Memo: Americans Support More Stimulus - Polling on Potential Stimulus Policies to Meet the Scale of the Moment

By Charlotte Swasey Vice President of Polling and Data, Data for Progress, Ethan Winter Analyst, Data for Progress, and Ilya Sheyman Coronavirus Response Hub

Executive Summary: 

  • We find overwhelming, bipartisan support for an additional emergency relief bill.

  • Voters support a variety of proposals to provide relief to individuals during the pandemic including halting evictions/foreclosures/utility shut offs, granting universal paid sick and family & medical leave, and providing free care for coronavirus treatment to everyone. 

  • There is support for expanding cash assistance given to individuals from the one-off $1,200 in the current package to a $2,000 per month payment. 

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