Posted on 01/05/21
| News Source: The Hill
Majorities of voters from both parties agreed that $600 in relief payments is too little.
Seventy-seven percent of Democrats and independents said the amount is insufficient while 71 percent of Republicans agreed.
The survey also found 57 percent of voters said $2,000 in stimulus checks is “about the right amount.”
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“Voters across party affiliation and income levels are of a consistent view that $600 in COVID relief is too little and a strong majority agree with President Trump and the Democrats that $2,000 is an appropriate amount and more support is needed,” Dritan Nesho, CEO and chief pollster at HarrisX, told Hill.TV.
“This sentiment is a pressure point for Senate Republicans as the Biden administration takes office and could lead to another round of COVID relief and stimulus,” Nesho added.
Read more at The Hill.