Most Americans Don’t Want COVID Programs To Continue As Dems Push For Extension In Shutdown Fight

Most Americans Don’t Want COVID Programs To Continue As Dems Push For Extension In Shutdown Fight

Nearly two-thirds of Americans want COVID-era federal programs to come to an end, as Democrats demand that any government funding bill include an extension of health care subsidies that were introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new poll.Sixty-one percent of Americans said that the federal government should allow COVID-era subsidies to end, according to a poll conducted last week by the Republican-aligned firm OnMessage Public …

Americans Want COVID-19-Era Policies to Sunset, Poll Finds

A week into the federal government shutdown, Senate Democrats are demanding the extension of expiring enhanced health care premium tax credits, claiming the credits, enhanced by Democrats during President Joe Biden’s administration, are resoundingly popular among the American people. “Even a majority of Trump supporters by nearly 60% support an extension,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Friday. “People are learning about this…