More than half of Americans oppose Trump's spending bill, poll shows
FILE-President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday, May 5, 2025. (Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Over half of Americans say they disapprove of President Donald Trump’s massive spending bill, according to a recent Quinnipiac University poll.
The poll question was part of a broader survey conducted by the university on June 26 which asked questions on a variety of other topics, including Trump’s job performance, immigration, and politically motivated violence.
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Quinnipiac University’s poll found that 55% of respondents oppose the bill compared to 29% who favor it, and another 16% who didn’t offer an opinion.
However, respondents in the poll were divided on a provision in the legislation that would create new requirements to receive health insurance through Medicaid. Forty-seventy percent of respondents support the measure, compared to 46% who oppose it.
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The Medicaid provision would require able-bodied people under 65 years old who are not disabled to prove they are working or volunteering at least 80 hours a month.
Meanwhile, 71% of Americans say they have heard or read either a lot (36%) or some (35%) of the spending bill named "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," while 28% say they have heard or read either not too much (12%) or not much at all (16%) about the legislation, according to the poll.
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Results of the new Quinnipiac poll were compared to a separate one conducted by the university on June 11, showing that 53% of Americans opposed the legislation, while 27% favored it, and 20% did not offer an opinion.
President Donald Trump has imposed a July 4 deadline for Congress to pass his massive 1,000-page bill.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by a Quinnipiac University poll and previous LIVENOW from FOX reporting. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.