WASHINGTON – More Americans are not supportive of the climate change measure recently passed in the House, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted in late June, Congressional Quarterly reports.
Forty-one percent of those polled were against the bill, with 37 percent in support of it and 22 percent not sure. In addition, a plurality think the bill will have negative effects on the economy.
Republicans already are pointing out that the climate change legislation will be costly to Americans. The National Republican Congressional Committee’s recent fundraising mailing highlights a Heritage Foundation study that says under the bill, the average American family would pay almost $3,000 per household annually.
The Rasmussen Report poll found that among those for or against the measure, the highest percent — 25 percent — strongly opposed the bill, while only 12 percent strongly favored it. More than 40 percent thought the bill would harm the fragile economy, while 19 percent thought the legislation would assist the economy.