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Currently, nine House Democrats — representing CA-16, GA-07, HI-01, ME-02, NJ-05, OR-05, TX-15, TX-28, and TX-34 — are planning to vote against advancing Democrats’ budget reconciliation bill. We’ve shown ([link removed]) repeatedly ([link removed]) over the past few months that voters nationwide support this crucial infrastructure and care economy proposal, and now, we’ve teamed up with Climate Power to show ([link removed]) that voters in these nine key districts do as well. These battleground district voters support the budget package by a 30-point margin and are less likely to vote for a candidate who opposes it.

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** Here are some highlights from DFP from the past week:
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Expanding the Afghan Refugee Program is Urgently Needed — and Voters Widely Agree
One of the most important things the U.S. government can do to help the situation in Afghanistan is accept more Afghan refugees into the country. It’s also something voters agree with: we find ([link removed]) that a majority of voters — including a +44-point margin of Democrats, a +8-point margin of Independents, and more than a third of Republicans — support accepting more refugees.

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Rep. Jayapal on the blog: Voters Love the Progressive Agenda
This week, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, joined the Data for Progress blog to discuss the popularity of the progressive agenda six months into the Democratic Congressional majority. In her blog, Representative Jayapal breaks down how the progressive agenda — from the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, to the Equality Act, to the Build Back Better agenda — is not only popular with members of her caucus, but, as Data for Progress polling shows, with the American people as well.

“This data makes one thing clear: the progressive agenda is one we can all get behind. It’s grounded in a vision of a fairer, more equitable, more inclusive world where we can all thrive. The Progressive Caucus will continue to fight until it becomes our reality.”

Read Rep. Jayapal’s full analysis of where the progressive agenda is and where it’s going here ([link removed]) .

Congress Must Fully Fund Medicare, Medicaid, SSI, and SNAP for Territories
You might not have heard about it, but President Biden has proposed funding U.S. territories the same way it does for states — providing permanent funding for key social programs and eliminating the unique uncertainty territories face every time Medicaid extensions run out. But Congress is on track to reject this proposal. In new polling, we find that voters overwhelmingly want this funding included in the budget bill: by a +44-point margin, voters want full funding ([link removed]) of Medicaid and Medicare for territories.

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Americans Are Buying Biden’s “Buy American” Agenda
In late July, President Biden released an executive order that will use our government’s immense purchasing power to support American manufacturing. Previously, the “Buy American” rule required that just over half — 55 percent — of the value of a product’s parts must be manufactured in the U.S. in order for the federal government to purchase it. Biden’s new order will close this loophole by gradually increasing this threshold to 75 percent, something voters overwhelmingly back ([link removed]) .

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From Data for Progress
Blog: Voters Overwhelmingly Support President Biden’s “Buy American” Executive Order ([link removed])
Blog: Voters in Battleground Congressional Districts Support Investments in Climate and Clean Energy ([link removed])
Blog: Rep. Jayapal: Measuring the Popularity of the Progressive Agenda, Six Months In ([link removed])
Blog: Voters Support Expanding the Afghan Refugee Program ([link removed])

DFP In The News
The New York Times:The Nine Democrats Making Nancy Pelosi’s Life Harder Are Making a Big Mistake ([link removed])
The Washington Post: As vulnerable Afghans flee Kabul, US faith groups prepare to aid them ([link removed])
The Washington Post:Opinion: What is it about progressives that makes Democratic moderates go nuts? ([link removed])
FiveThirtyEight:Can Democrats Move Forward A Voting Rights Bill By Making A Moral Case For It? ([link removed])
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Bernie Sanders coming to Cedar Rapids to rally support for $3.5 trillion spending plan ([link removed])
E&E News: Will Waxman-Markey’s lessons guide greens in climate fight? ([link removed])
Truthout: Sanders Traveling to GOP Districts to Pitch $3.5 Trillion Spending Plan Ahead of 2022 Elections ([link removed])
Truthout: Cori Bush Blasts Centrists, Saying “Budget Resolution Isn’t a Political Pawn” ([link removed])
MIT Technology Review: The $3.5 trillion budget bill could transform the US power sector—and slash climate pollution ([link removed])
Backpacker: The New Civilian Climate Corps Might Just Save Us All ([link removed])

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