{"id":922100,"date":"2021-10-25T20:43:45","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T00:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=922100"},"modified":"2021-10-25T20:44:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T00:44:04","slug":"what-do-americans-know-about-the-build-back-better-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-do-americans-know-about-the-build-back-better-act\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do Americans Know About The Build Back Better Act?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-do-americans-know-about-the-build-back-better-act%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=922100&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><ul>\n<li><strong>Only 10% of Americans claim to know many specifics about the $3.5 trillion Democratic spending package, while nearly 60% said they didn\u2019t know any specifics at all, according to a CBS News\/YouGov poll.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cThe average American only has so much time to devote to politics,\u201d David Ditch, a policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cMy belief is that the longer the debate and discussion goes on, the more people find out about it, the more people are going to be opposed, especially among undecided and independent voters,\u201d Ditch added.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act that President Joe Biden is attempting to make law will change how the U.S. handles several social services, but few Americans seem to know its contents.<\/p>\n<p>According to a CBS News\/YouGov <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/democrats-build-back-better-americans-dont-know-opinion-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">poll<\/a> released Oct. 10, 10% of Americans said they know \u201ca lot of the specifics\u201d of the bill, while nearly 60% said they didn\u2019t know any specifics at all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe average American only has so much time to devote to politics,\u201d David Ditch, a policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. \u201cThe spending package is so unbelievably large \u2026 I think it\u2019s impossible for the typical Americans to know a substantial amount of the detail of what\u2019s in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some Democrats acknowledge that the size of the bill may be an obstacle to Americans understanding what it contains. \u201cWe gave them too much to swallow, too many elements in that package,\u201d Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the Democratic whip, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/to-democrats-dismay-not-many-voters-know-what-is-in-2-trillion-bill-11634905704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/577016-sanders-blames-media-for-americans-not-knowing-details-of-biden-spending-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> the media was at fault for the lack of understanding by Americans because \u201cthe mainstream media has done an exceptionally poor job in covering what actually is in the legislation.\u201d Sanders said there was \u201cvery limited coverage as to what the provisions of the bill are and the crises for working people that they address.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7308828\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"35\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7308828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks with reporters as he leaves the U.S. Capitol Building following a vote on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The CBS News\/YouGov poll also showed that some core components of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/buzz\/build-back-better-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Build Back Better Act<\/a>&nbsp;are popular among the American people, at least in principle. The use of federal funds for lowering prescription drug costs drew 88% support in the poll, for example, and the use of federal funds for paid medical and family leave garnered 73% support among respondents.<\/p>\n<p>However, the poll recorded that only 54% of Americans approved of the overall spending package, while an I&amp;I\/TIPP <a href=\"https:\/\/tippinsights.com\/i-i-tipp-poll-most-independents-oppose-bidens-massive-spending-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">poll<\/a> released on Oct. 4 showed 51% of Independents opposed the plan. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/29\/poll-build-back-better-act-polling-swing-districts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: POLL: Build Back Better Act Underwater In Key Swing Districts)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sasha Mackler, executive director of the Energy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), told the DCNF that he wished there was more focus on the elements of the bill that address <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/22\/white-house-report-refugee-status-climate-change-activism-biden-foreign-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">climate change<\/a>, as they go beyond the traditional wind and solar solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has very strong incentives for hydrogen production, for energy storage, like advance batteries, for advance nuclear, for carbon capture and storage, and direct air capture,\u201d Mackler said. \u201cSo there\u2019s additional pieces of the energy technology equation that will be given very significant support&nbsp; \u2026 which I think maybe doesn\u2019t get as much attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats negotiated amongst themselves in an attempt to craft a final piece of legislation that would pass through Congress with the party\u2019s slim majorities. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who reiterated his stance that the total cost should not exceed $1.5 trillion on Monday, said the party should have a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/25\/manchin-budget-framework-should-be-possible-this-week-disagreements-remain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">framework<\/a> for the bill this week.<\/p>\n<p>Linda Smith, director of BPC\u2019s Early Childhood Development Initiative, told the DCNF that she hopes the negotiations fix some issues in the bill. She said that the potential for states to refuse to implement the free childcare or universal pre-K provisions of the bill could lead to severe economic consequences.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7308830\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"35\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7308830\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7308830 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1347942999-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Lawmakers Continue Work On Capitol Hill\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1347942999-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1347942999-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1347942999-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1347942999-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1347942999-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1347942999-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7308830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Joe Manchin leaves a meeting in Sen. Kyrsten Sinema\u2019s office in the U.S. Capitol Building on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s some concern in the bills as to whether or not a state could take one or the other one and the impact that that would have,\u201d Smith said. For instance, if a state takes only the universal pre-K entitlement, the \u201ccost for infant care will skyrocket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, the Supereme Court ruled that the portion of the Affordable Care Act that sanctioned states that declined to expand Medicaid was unconstitutional, NPR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2012\/06\/28\/155901105\/live-blog-the-health-care-ruling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. Though most states have expanded Medicaid by now, 12 states have continued to hold out on the expansion as of July, NPR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2021\/07\/01\/1011502538\/12-holdout-states-havent-expanded-medicaid-leaving-2-million-people-in-limbo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Smith said that she doesn\u2019t know why popular proposals like free <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/05\/bidens-childcare-plan-disregards-lower-middle-class-families-who-dont-want-daycare-experts-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">childcare<\/a> aren\u2019t increasing public support for the Build Back Better Act. \u201cFree pre-K, I mean, who wouldn\u2019t want that?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Ditch said he thinks that the more people learn about the bill, the more they understand the price of making those popular policies a reality, a reason why conservatives want Americans to know more about the bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy belief is that the longer the debate and discussion goes on, the more people find out about it, the more people are going to be opposed, especially among undecided and independent voters,\u201d Ditch said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe one-sentence summary of a number of left-wing proposals poll very favorably because they\u2019re entirely focused on the benefits and often times completely ignore or at best minimize the costs,\u201d he added. \u201cIf you ask: \u2018How much are you yourself willing to pay towards fighting climate change?\u2019 \u2026 the support absolutely craters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only 10% of Americans claim to know many specifics about the $3.5 trillion Democratic spending package, while nearly 60% said they didn\u2019t know any specifics at all, according to a &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-922100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=922100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=922100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=922100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=922100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}