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 repeatedly 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 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.



There’s no excuse for House Democrats to oppose the budget reconciliation package. Read our full poll here.

Here are some highlights from DFP from the past week:

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 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. 




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.”

Americans Are Buying Biden’s “Buy American” Agenda

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


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


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