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American voters overwhelmingly like the stuff the GOP wants to strip out of Biden's infrastructure plan

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Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.President Joe Biden unveiled his $2.3 trillion infrastructure package two weeks ago, and a CNBC survey found overwhelming support for it, but only parts of it. That's where it gets interesting.According to a CNBC released on Thursday, just 36% of Americans supported Biden's infrastructure plan as he presented it — only three percentage points higher than those who oppose the plan, at 33%. This is about half the level of support that Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan received&nbsp;in similar polling in March.Since Biden unveiled the plan, Republican lawmakers have attacked his definition of infrastructure, saying that a new bill should focus on physical infrastructure, like roads and brides, and should exclude measures related to the care economy like universal pre-K, as well as things like climate change initiatives. Senate Republicans are drafting a bill focused on roads and bridges, .The CNBC poll illustrates the catch for Republicans: the nontraditional aspects of Biden's plan are very popular. This could prove pivotal for its future, as doesn't focus just on what Republican politicians favor, but on what Republican voters favor as well.&nbsp;The poll noted that a "31% slice of the public say they don't know enough to venture an opinion, suggesting an opportunity for each political party to make headway."Despite the majority of respondents opposing the president's plan, an overwhelming majority supported specific funding proposals within the plan.&nbsp;Of the following four main findings, three are measures the GOP has argued for excluding from the bill:The poll also found that 50% of respondents supported raising the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28% to pay for the plan. When asked about corporate tax hikes generally, 46% said it was a bad idea because it would raise wages and cost jobs, while 43% said corporate tax hikes should be raised to pay for infrastructure because companies "do not pay their fair share."Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a that&nbsp;while Biden could have drafted a "serious, targeted infrastructure plan" that would have received bipartisan support, "the latest liberal wish-list the White House has decided to label 'infrastructure' is a major missed opportunity by this Administration."And South Dakota's Republican governor, Kristi Noem, in early April that she was "shocked" and at how little of Biden's plan relates to infrastructure, although her comments indicated that she is unclear on what constitutes physical infrastructure."It goes into research and development, it goes into housing and pipes and different initiatives, green energy, and it's not really an honest conversation that we're having about what this proposal is," Noem said.John Bolten, chief executive officer of Business Roundtable, which represents CEOs of the largest US companies, said in an with Bloomberg TV that the organization wants Biden to of the package to mainly address roads and bridges and "leave the rest of the stuff for something else."He added, though, that "more modern infrastructure" also needs investment, citing broadband as an example.Biden's Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors Cecilia Rouse on April 3 that America needs an upgraded definition of infrastructure to meet "the needs of a 21st-century economy."A New York Times released on Thursday found that 64% of voters approve of Biden's infrastructure plan, 84% of voters support rebuilding roads and bridges, and 78% support expanded broadband.Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.Subscribe to push notificationsAn icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.Keep readingIt indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.President Joe Biden unveiled his $2.3 trillion infrastructure package two weeks ago, and a CNBC survey found overwhelming support for it, but only parts of it. That's where it gets interesting.According to a CNBC released on Thursday, just 36% of...

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American voters overwhelmingly like the stuff the GOP wants to strip out of Biden's infrastructure plan

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