Questions - Obama vs Congress: Keystone XL Pipeline - February 24-25, 2015
Voters Don’t Expect Obama-Congress Deadlock to End
Most Voters Want Congress to Ignore Obama Veto Threats
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National Survey of 800
Likely Voters
Conducted February 24-25, 2015
By Rasmussen Reports
1* Which branch of the federal
government best represents the views of voters - Congress, the Supreme Court or
the president?
2* President
Obama and Republicans in Congress oppose each other on most major issues facing
the nation. How confident are you that they will be able to work together to do
what’s best for the American people – very confident, somewhat confident, not
very confident or not at all confident?
3* How
would you rate the current relationship between Congress and the president –
excellent, good, fair or poor?
4* Congress
has sent a bipartisan approved bill authorizing construction of the Keystone XL
pipeline to President Obama. Should the president veto this bill or allow the
pipeline to be built?
5* If
the president vetoes legislation passed by Congress, should Congress change its
position to do what the president wants, or should it continue to pass
legislation that most members of Congress support even if the president is
opposed?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 3.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence