USA Capitol in the evening on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, a few hours before the closure of the federal government. (Photo Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)
Washington – the huge majority of Americans, including Republicans and those who identify as forceful supporters of President Donald Trump, wants the Congress to renew improved tax breaks for people who buy health insurance on the market of the Act on affordable price, according to published on Friday.
Over 78% of the surveyed people by impartial organization of KFF health at the end of September stated that they want legislators to retain increased loans. Their extension became the main ruler in the debate on the closing of the government.
After breaking up the political party, 92% of democrats, 82% of independent and 59% of Republicans supported the renewal of loans.
In the Republican Party, 57% of people who identified themselves as supporting Trump, make America Great Again politics, and 70% of GOP voters who identified themselves as supporters from outside the magician, want tax reliefs to be extended questionnaire.
Expenditure account maintained in relation to the tax debate
The expansion of ACa’s tax loan was created by the Democrats in the Coronirir Aid Act approved during Biden administration and the expiry at the end of the year.
Democrats have repeatedly called on Republicans to negotiate the extension of improved tax breaks and had He maintained the alloy account To force these conversations, so that they would happen now, not later this year.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-la., Said on Thursday that the discussion should take place in the next few months and that GOP legislators would press a “serious reform”.
“This is not a simple problem. It will take weeks to consider, discuss and debate, but this is the beauty of this process. We have three months for it. This is not a problem,” said Johnson. “Today, the only problem is whether they intend to vote for the government to work for people.”
Democrats definitely disagree, saying that you should hit a two -party agreement before the open period of records for ACA plans on November 1, when consumers see large cost increases next year.
“We cannot accept an empty promise, meaning:” Oh, we can handle it later, “said Senator Patty Murray, D-Wash. “The fact is that this crisis is now ahead of us. People get an boost in bonuses this month if the Senate does not work.”
Murray said that she considers it “ironic” that republican leaders say that they would negotiate with democrats in the field of healthcare, when the government opens again after “refusing to negotiate with us all this time when the government was open.”
House he voted mainly along the party line In mid -September, confirm the seven -week alloying act, which has been stuck in the Senate since then, which led to the closure.
The upper chamber, in which the main legislation needs at least 60 votes to be promoted, is to vote again on Friday to try to develop a low -term law on government financing, although it is unlikely to move forward among the deadlock.
Many respondents did not know much about the debate on the closure
Public knowledge and understanding of increased tax breaks for Aca Marketplace health insurance plans were surveyed in the KFF survey, stating that 61% of respondents did not know anything or just a little about this problem.
Another 32% of respondents said that they know that they knew about the political debate, and 7% stated that they knew a lot.
The 1334 adult survey took place on September 23 to September 29 and has a margin of a plus or minus 3 error 3 percentage points to obtain a full survey. Any question about political affiliation has a plus or minus 6 percentage point margin.
Closing the government began on October 1, just after the survey was completed.
The fear of the consequences of allowing increased tax breaks fluctuated when KFF asked a question in various ways, although those who claimed that they were “very concerned” never fell below the majority.
Fifty -six percent were very concerned, and 30% were somewhat concerned when it was said: “health insurance would be unattainable for many people who buy their own insurance” if the improved tax reliefs were not extended.
The number of people who would be very or somewhat concerned was high among republicans, 78%and magician supporters, 76%.
Respondents who were very concerned increased to 60%when they said: “about 4 million people will lose health insurance” if they did not receive improved loans. An additional 26% said they were a bit concerned, and 10% said they were not too concerned, and the rest of the respondents claim that they were not concerned at all.
After breaking up the political party, the number of people very or somewhat concerned remained high, with 76% of republicans and 73% of the magician supporters cite the worry.
Small business staff, people operating on their own
Fifty -one percent of respondents said they were very concerned when they said: “Millions of people working in small companies or which are self -employed, would have a direct impact on the ACa market.”
Another 33% said they were a bit concerned, 11% stated that they were not too concerned, and the rest said they were not concerned at all.
Seventy -five percent of Republicans and 72% of Magician supporters replied that they would be very or a bit concerned about this question.
The survey showed that the Congress extending improved tax breaks, because they now exist worrying about the price.
Asked how worried people would be worried if they heard: “It would require significant federal expenses, for which taxpayers would largely pay,” 27% said that they would be very concerned, 36% a bit concerned, 28%, and 8% did not care.
Forty -one percent of Republicans said that they would be very concerned, and another 41% would answer that they would be a bit concerned. An additional 15% said that they would not be too concerned about the rest, saying that they are not concerned at all.
