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You might have noticed that your favorite twitter bot got a 2021 makeover.

The former CARES bot has been ~rebranded~ as the @ExpandCTCbot ([link removed]) , sharing stories from ordinary Americans all over the nation on how the expanded Child Tax Credit is helping them and their families. It’s part of our project Fighting Chance for Families ([link removed]) — a collaboration between Data for Progress and Groundwork Collaborative to pressure lawmakers to make the expanded Child Tax Credit permanent.

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Here are some other highlights from DFP over the past week:

Hey Senator Tester! Montana Voters Support the Clean Electricity Standard
Montana will be a key state for Democrats in upcoming Senate elections — and our latest polling shows that voters in the state support progressive clean energy investments. Our survey with Montana Conservation Voters finds that a +16-point margin of Montana voters, including a majority of Independents and more than 30 percent of Republicans, support a clean electricity standard. Read the memo here ([link removed]) .

Tax the Global Rich
The threat of corporations moving their headquarters overseas in response to America asking them to pay their fair share of taxes is well-worn. But what if it didn’t have to be this way? By instituting a Global Minimum Tax — where as many nations as possible would agree to one standard corporate tax rate — we can prevent huge corporations who’ve benefited from American ingenuity and resources from weaseling their way out of their responsibility to pay taxes.

Voters across the partisan spectrum concur: in new Data for Progress polling, we find that 70 percent of voters support a Global Minimum Tax — including 81 percent of Democrats, 72 percent of Independents, and 56 percent of Republicans.

Read our blog on the need for a Global Minimum Tax here ([link removed]) .

Funding Pandemic Preparedness is just Common Sense — and is Overwhelmingly Popular
Rep. Ritchie Torres joined the blog this week to explain ([link removed]) why it’s so crucial for Congress to apportion a full $30 billion in funds for pandemic preparedness. Unsurprisingly, pandemic preparedness is extremely popular — Data for Progress polling conducted with Guarding Against Pandemics finds that 71 percent of voters support the investments that Rep. Torres is calling for. Read his full blog here ([link removed]) .

Earth to Congress: The People Are For The For The People Act
New polling by Data for Progress and Equal Citizens finds that voters don’t just support the For The People Act to protect voting rights, reform campaign finance, and stop gerrymandering — they want President Biden to pitch in and help get it passed.

Our polling finds that by a +32-point margin, voters would be more supportive of President Biden if he were to take a more active role in pushing the For the People Act past the Congressional finish line. Read about the poll and other findings on the For the People Act here ([link removed]) .

From Data for Progress

Memo: Montana Voters Support the Clean Electricity Standard ([link removed])
Memo: Support For Investing in Pandemic Preparedness is Resilient to Partisan Arguments ([link removed])
Blog: Americans Want President Biden To Fight To Pass The For The People Act ([link removed])
Blog: DFP Coronavirus Response Tracking Poll Week 69 ([link removed])
Blog: Rep. Torres: Fully Fund Pandemic Preparedness ([link removed])

DFP In The News
The New York Times:This Can Be the Year We Fulfill Our Promise to Dreamers ([link removed])
CNN:This may be the Democrats' last chance to recover working-class Whites ([link removed])
Rolling Stone:Is Biden Screwing This Up? ([link removed])
The Atlantic:Does Biden Understand Contemporary Politics? ([link removed])
Politico:Democrats spar over how to pass the Pennsylvania test ([link removed])
The Independent:Poll from progressive group finds bipartisan support for voting rights bill ([link removed])
Common Dreams:Poll: Majority of US Voters Want Biden to 'Fight' for Key Voting Rights Bill ([link removed])
Newsweek:Will Joe Biden Cancel Student Debt? What's Next For Him in This Decision? ([link removed])
The Financial:Congress Must Pass Citizenship for Georgia’s Essential Workers, Farmworkers, and People with DACA and TPS ([link removed])

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