Large Majorities Favor Congressional Proposals Limiting Negative Consequences of Criminal Records for Jobs, Housing, Voting

Large majorities of American voters support reforms that would limit or remove barriers to economic opportunities, housing, and voting for people with criminal records. A representative sample of 2,487 American voters were given a detailed presentation of numerous proposed Congressional reforms that would restrict employers, licensing boards and public housing authorities from disqualifying people based…

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Energy / Environment

Six-in-Ten Voters Favor Carbon Fee and Rebate Plan

Bipartisan Majority Rejects Suspending Regulations on Emissions as Part of Plan – A new in-depth national survey finds that 62% of registered voters favor one of the few proposals for curbing greenhouse gas emissions that has support from both Republican and Democratic leaders — the carbon fee and rebate. This proposal would charge a fee on energy…

Energy / Environment / United States

NY25 Residents Find Common Ground on Energy and the Environment

Rep. Morelle Attends “Citizen Panel Forum” to Discuss New Findings – In a unique survey of 449 residents of New York’s 25th Congressional District, majorities of Republicans and Democrats approved of a number of proposals under consideration in Congress to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gases. The survey results were released at an online “Citizen Panel…

Campaign Finance / United States

PA-7 Residents Agree on Reforms to Reduce Role of Money in Politics

Rep. Wild Attends “Citizen Panel Forum” to Discuss New Findings – In a unique survey of 436 residents of Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, majorities of Republicans and Democrats approved of a number of proposals under consideration in Congress to curb the influence of big campaign donors. The survey results were released at an online “Citizen…

Dozens of Recent Congressional Proposals Have Bipartisan Public Support, New Analysis Finds

With the new Congress convening amidst challenges to the election results and violent street protests, it may appear that lawmakers are inevitably headed for the same kind of polarization that produced gridlock in the last Congress, one of the least productive in recent decades. This is widely assumed to be due to polarization in the…

Bipartisan Majorities Favor Tax Incentives For Clean Energy and Efficiency

A new in-depth survey finds bipartisan majorities support a number of tax incentives that seek to reduce the use of fossil fuels. The proposals, all introduced in Congress, include measures to encourage developing alternative sources of clean energy–such as solar and wind, making homes and commercial buildings more energy efficient, and the use of electric…

Large Majorities of PA-1 Residents Agree on Numerous Police Reforms

Rep. Fitzpatrick Attends Forum to Discuss New Findings at Virtual “Citizen Panel” — A New Town Kind of Town Hall In a unique survey of 437 residents of Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District, majorities of Republicans and Democrats agreed on all but two of nine different police reform measures now under consideration in Congress. Majorities of Democrats…

Major Report Shows Nearly 150 Issues on Which Majorities of Republicans & Democrats Agree

“Common Ground of the American People” Report Based on In-Depth Surveys of More than 80,000 Americans Defying conventional wisdom about a polarized electorate, a report based on in-depth surveys of more than 80,000 Americans shows that majorities from both parties agree on nearly 150 key policy positions across more than a dozen top policy areas. The…

Large Majorities Favor Police Reforms in Congressional Bills

When a representative sample of American voters were given a detailed presentation of ten police reform proposals in current Congressional bills, large majorities favored all of them. Majorities of Democrats and independents favored all ten proposals. Majorities of Republicans favored six of the proposals; the other four were found at least ”tolerable.” The proposals were…