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Environment

Large Majorities in States Suing Federal Government Favor Clean Power Plan 

September 16, 2016 voprevamp

As litigators prepare oral arguments for the 26-state suit to stop the federal government from implementing the Clean Power Plan (CPP), a Citizen Cabinet survey finds that two-thirds of registered voters in the states party […]

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Americans Not Sold on Defense Increase

March 9, 2016 voprevamp

President Barack Obama and leading Republican presidential candidates have called for increasing defense spending. However, given the opportunity to make their own defense budget, a majority of voters (61 percent) cut defense spending in a […]

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Federal Budget

GOP, Dem Changes to Federal Budget Slash Deficit $52 Billion

February 4, 2016 voprevamp

As the announcement of President Obama’s FY2017 budget draws near, a new, national survey finds majorities of Republicans and Democrats agreeing on cuts in spending and increases in revenues that would reduce the projected deficit by $52 […]

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Postal Service

Bipartisan Majority Favors Giving US Postal Service More Freedom to Act Like a Business

November 17, 2015 voprevamp

On the heels of the news that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) posted a net loss of $5.1 billion for FY2015, a new survey of a representative panel of registered voters finds large bipartisan majorities […]

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Iran

After Weighing Options, Majority Approves Iran Nuclear Deal

September 1, 2015 voprevamp

After Weighing Options, a Majority of Americans Approves Iran Nuclear Deal A majority of a national citizen advisory panel, made up of a representative sample of American registered voters, recommends Congress approve the deal recently […]

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Social Security

Fixing Social Security: Recommendations of the Citizen Cabinet

July 27, 2015 voprevamp

“Fixing Social Security: Recommendations of the Citizen Cabinet” is a comparative analysis of the results of Citizen Cabinet surveys nationally and in the states of Oklahoma, Maryland and Virginia on the looming Social Security shortfall. […]

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Iran

Bipartisan Majorities in Red, Blue, and Swing States Recommend Iran Deal

June 24, 2015 voprevamp

Bipartisan Majorities in Red, Blue, and Swing States Recommend Iran Deal After Hearing Both Sides, Voters in Oklahoma, Maryland and Virginia Back Agreement Rather Than More Sanctions As the June 30 deadline for negotiations with Iran […]

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Government Reform

Study finds red and blue districts not as polarized as conventional wisdom suggests

July 2, 2014 voprevamp

A new study finds remarkably little difference between the views of people who live in red (Republican) districts or states, and those who live in blue (Democratic) districts or states on questions about what policies […]

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Social Security

Large Majorities of Republicans and Democrats Agree on How to Reform Social Security

February 7, 2014 voprevamp

When a representative sample of Americans were given information about the projected insolvency of Social Security and presented options for dealing with it,overwhelming majorities—including three in four Republicans and Democrats—favored taking steps that would eliminate […]

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Citizen Cabinet

As Government Shuts Down, New Organization Unveils Bold Plan to Break Through Polarization and Gridlock

October 3, 2013 Allison Stettler

Voice of the People and its Campaign for a Citizen Cabinet Seek to Give Public a Seat at the Table As the government shutdown continues, with Congress at an impasse, a new organization today unveiled […]

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