Most Americans don’t expect Washington to accomplish much in the next two years, a new poll finds
. At the same time, another new survey finds a broad public consensus in support of some congressional actions – particularly to lower the costs of prescription drugs. A 65% majority of US adults say they think President Joe Biden will be unsuccessful in getting his programs passed into law over the next two years, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Thursday, with 61% saying they expect Republican leaders in Congress to be similarly unsuccessful.
By contrast, there’s broad public consensus in favor of some congressional action, according to a Marquette University Law School poll also released Thursday, which gauged public support for a number of policy proposals “drawn from recent Republican and Democratic congressional policy statements.
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