National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted May 30-31, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* What is more important – to cut federal spending, balance the budget or cut taxes?

39% To cut federal spending

32% To balance the budget

22% To cut taxes

7% Not sure

2* Given the state of the economy should the Obama administration move forward with health care reform or wait until the economy improves?

46% Move forward with health care reform

45% Wait until the economy improves

9% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence