Most Voters Say Town Hall Meetings Should Be for Congressmen to Listen, Not Speak
At town hall meetings on the health care issue, most Americans say it’s more important for those in Congress to listen rather than speak.
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September 3, 2009
September 2, 2009
68% Say Passage of Health Care Reform Will Increase Deficit
Despite President Barack Obama’s promise that any health care reform legislation will be deficit-neutral, 68% of voters nationwide say that passage of the Congressional health care reform legislation is likely to create larger deficits.
August 31, 2009
Climate Change Bill Gets Mixed Reviews
Since the flurry of activity surrounding its passage by the House in late June, little has been heard about the historic climate change bill aimed at curbing global warming. But the Senate will be tackling the controversial measure when it returns to Washington next week.
August 28, 2009
39% Like “Cash for Clunkers” Program for Appliances
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of Americans favor a “cash for clunkers”-like government program to give cash rebates to people who buy new, energy-efficient appliances, but 49% think it’s a bad idea, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
August 27, 2009
Support for Health Care Legislation Has Stopped Falling, But Most Still Opposed
As August winds down, the good news for President Obama and congressional Democrats is that support for their proposed health care legislation has stopped falling. The bad news is that most voters oppose the plan.
August 26, 2009
24% Say Democrats Should Pass Health Care Reform Without GOP Votes
If Democrats agree on a health care reform bill that is opposed by all Republicans in Congress, 24% of voters nationwide say the Democrats should pass that bill.
August 25, 2009
Voters Say They Know Health Care Bill Better Than Congress
Most voters think they understand the health care reform legislation proposed by President Obama better than Congress does - and about as well as the president himself.
August 19, 2009
Without Public Option, Enthusiasm for Health Care Reform, Especially Among Democrats, Collapses
Just 34% of voters nationwide support the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats if the so-called “public option” is removed. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 57% oppose the plan if it doesn't include a government-run health insurance plan to compete with private insurers.
August 18, 2009
33% Expect U.S. Troops To Be Out of Afghanistan By 2013
President Obama on Monday declared U.S. military action in Afghanistan as a “war of necessity,” and just 33% of voters believe it is even somewhat likely that U.S. combat troops will be removed from that country by the end of the president’s first term. Only eight percent (8%) say it is very likely.
August 17, 2009
Voters Skeptical About Health Care Reform Claims Made By Pelosi and Hoyer
Statements by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer in a recent article in USA Today are aimed at assuring Americans that their access to quality care will be even greater under the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats.
August 15, 2009
54% Say Passing No Healthcare Reform Better Than Passing Congressional Plan
Thirty-five percent (35%) of American voters say passage of the bill currently working its way through Congress would be better than not passing any health care reform legislation this year.
August 13, 2009
Most Voters Say Immigration Reform Not Likely to Pass
President Barack Obama recently suggested that immigration reform might be on the legislative agenda for early 2010. But, most voters don’t see passage of legislation as likely.
August 12, 2009
66% Oppose Mexican Trucks On U.S. Highways
President Obama on Monday concluded a mini-summit with the presidents of Canada and Mexico, but Americans don’t look too kindly on what their neighbors had at the top of their agendas.
August 12, 2009
26% Have Higher Opinion of Bill Clinton Since He Left Office
Former President Bill Clinton was in the news again last week, gaining the release of two American reporters from North Korea, and 26% of U.S. voters now say they have a better opinion of Clinton since he left office in January 2001.
August 12, 2009
North Korea, Iran Rank One, Two on U.S. Enemies List
Both are developing nuclear weapons and refuse to listen to the United Nations and other international mediators who are trying to talk them out of it. They’re also the nations that sizable majorities of Americans consider to be the biggest enemies of the United States.
August 11, 2009
Canada, Great Britain Seen As America’s Best Friends
The United States has been the world’s sole superpower since the fall of the Soviet Union in the early ‘90s, but as far as most Americans are concerned, we haven’t made any new friends since then.
August 11, 2009
Support for Congressional Health Care Reform Falls to New Low
Public support for the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats has fallen to a new low as just 42% of U.S. voters now favor the plan. That’s down five points from two weeks ago.
August 10, 2009
32% Favor Single-Payer Health Care, 57% Oppose
Thirty-two percent (32%) of voters nationwide favor a single-payer health care system where the federal government provides coverage for everyone. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 57% are opposed to a single-payer plan.
August 10, 2009
Americans Still See More Enemies Than Friends In Middle East
The United States still has a long way to go building friendships in the Middle East despite President Obama’s highly-publicized outreach to the Muslim world.
August 10, 2009
On Health Care, 51% Fear Government More Than Insurance Companies
When it comes to health care decisions, 51% of the nation’s voters fear the federal government more than private insurance companies.
