Questions - Budget Deal - September 28-29, 2013
Support for Government Shutdown Drops from 53% to 45%
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 28-29, 2013
By Rasmussen Reports
1*
How closely have you followed recent news reports
about the federal budget debate in Congress?
2*
Congress is negotiating over a budget with a
looming September 30 deadline. Which do you favor – a federal budget that
increases spending or one that cuts spending? Or should spending levels remain
about the same?
3* If Democrats and Republicans fail to reach a budget
agreement soon, there will be a partial shutdown of the federal government.
Payments for things like Social Security, Medicare and unemployment benefits
would continue, but some federal government services could be shut down until
an agreement is reached. Would a partial shutdown of the federal government be
good for the economy, bad for the economy, or have no impact on the economy?
4* Would you rather have Congress avoid a government
shutdown by authorizing spending at existing levels or would you rather have a
partial government shutdown until Democrats and Republicans can agree on what
spending to cut?
5*
Some members of Congress refuse to approve a budget
unless it slows or stops funding for the new health care law. Would you rather
have Congress avoid a government shutdown by authorizing spending for the
health care law at existing levels or would you rather have a partial
government shutdown until Democrats and Republicans agree on what spending for
that law to cut?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence