President Donald Trump arrives with the Marshal of the House Mike Johnson, R-la., To a republican meeting in the American Capitol on May 20, 2025 in Washington (photo of Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Washington – Republicans and supporters of President Donald Trump Make America Great Again Platform support the “large, beautiful account” of the party, as adopted by the US House, although Americans generally perceive legislation unfavorable, according to the survey published on Tuesday by the KFF health research organization.
The survey shows that almost two -thirds of the respondents, i.e. 64%, do not support the changes in tax policy and cuts of expenses, which the Republicans included in the wide version of the bill, which the Senate plans to take this month.
After breaking up political affiliation, only 13% of democrats and 27% of independent perceived legislation positively. These numbers are clearly contrary to the Republicans, with 61% support the bill and 72% of people who identify as supporters of the magician.
But these opinions fluctuated when the respondents asked specific questions about some of the packet elements and the actual effects of the provisions:
- The overall percentage of respondents with an adverse view on the account increased from 64% to 67%, when they were told that they would reduce federal expenditure on Medicaid by over $ 700 billion, and estimate Through them, partisan Congress Budget Office.
- The reluctance to regulations increased to 74%when it was said that politics changes would lead to loss of health insurance, which is another respect from CBO analysis.
- The opposition increased to 79%when people were told that the regulations would reduce funds for local hospitals.
“The audience did not have much time to digest what is in a great, beautiful, but almost incomprehensible bill when he races through Congress, and many do not have much information on this subject,” wrote the president and general director of KFF Drew Altman in a statement. “Our survey shows that the views on the Act and its provisions on healthcare may change when they are presented with additional information and arguments about its effects, even among the supporters of the magician.”
Senators are struggling with what to do
House he voted mainly along the party line To approve the 11-kille package at the end of May, sending regulations to the Senate.
Senators GOP spent weeks in internally debating which parts of the Chamber’s legislation should be preserved, which should be changed, and at the same time conducting meetings closed with the parliamentarian to determine which parts of the Act are in accordance with the rules intricate reconciliation process.
The leader of the majority of Senate, John Thune, Rs.d., plans to introduce a version of the package of his chamber to the floor next week, although this schedule could slip. Before the Senate will be able to approve the prescribed bill, the legislators will spend hours voting for dozens of amendments during the so -called voting.
Significant bilateral support for Medicaid
. KFF survey Published on Tuesday, it shows that 83% of Americans support Medicaid, which aims to review and reduce expenditure on the part of GOP legislators.
This support remains high in political parties, with 93% of democrats, 83% independent and 74% Republicans who have a favorable opinion State-Federal Health Program for people with lower income and some disabled.
Respondents who checked that they supported the recipe in a home account, which would require some people from work in medicid, participation in social service or participation in an educational program at least 80 hours a month.
The change is supported by about two -thirds of respondents, although the numbers change depending on how the question is asked.
For example, when it was said that most adults in Medicaid are already working and that the inability to complete documents related to the up-to-date requirement may cause loss of insurance, 64% of respondents have opposed up-to-date requirements.
Planned parenthood
There was also a wide opposition, a total of 67%, in a language in a home account that would block MEDICID funds before going to planned parenting for routine health care. There is a long -term ban on federal funds in the direction of abortion with the exception of rape, incest or life of a pregnant patient.
Opposition to the decision of the planned parenting increased to 80%, when the surveys were not said that no federal payments to planned parenting were allocated to abortion and that the end of all Medicaid payments to the organization would make women with lower income access to birth control, cancer research and testing STD.
Republicans support this change more, with 54% support politics, and 46% oppose the up-to-date block of patients from Medicaid who go to planned parenting. But 78% of independent women and 51% of republican women oppose changes.
Food aid program
The respondents also had concerns about how changes in the program of additional nutritional assistance or SNAP would have influenced the ability of people with lower income to afford food, and 70% claims that they were either very or somewhat concerned.
Democrats had the highest level of fears at 92%, and then independent at 74%, and Republicans 47%.
In general, the Republicans have the highest participation in surveys who believe that dozens of changes in GOP policy in the “large, beautiful bill” will aid them or their family.
In total, 32% of republican surveyed believe that legislation will benefit them, and 47% stated that this would not affect the difference, and 21% stated that it would hurt them or their family.
Thirteen percent of the independent expects legislation will aid them, and 39% said that it probably would not do matter, and 47% expect that it would harm them or their family.
Of the democrats surveyed by Democrats, only 6% stated that they expected GOP mega-Bill to aid them, and 26% said that it did not matter, and 66% expected that their family or their family expected.
Asked if the law would aid, it doesn’t make a significant difference if it would hurt some groups of people, the largest percentage of respondents expects to aid wealthy people.
Fifty -one percent of respondents said that we expect wealthy people to apply the invoice, 21% believe that this will aid people with lower income, and 20% stated that they believe that middle -class families will benefit.
Seventeen percent believe that this will aid immigrants, 14% expects to aid people who buy their own health insurance, 13% believe that this will aid people in Medicaid, 13% believe that this will aid people in Snap, and 8% expects to bring benefits to undocumented immigrants.
KFF conducted a survey on June 4-8, both online and by phone, among the US-representative rehearsals in the country. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for the full size sample.
