The Point: Most Americans 👍 bipartisan infrastructure bill, poll finds

View this email in your browser   August 12, 2021  | by Lauren Dezenski Most Americans 👍 bipartisan infrastructure bill, poll finds A new poll finds most Americans back the infrastructure deal, which is more good news for proponents of the package that cleared the Senate with bipartisan support this week.   A sizable 62% of Americans support the $1.2 trillion measure, according to a new Fox News poll.   Breaking down the numbers, and to little surprise, Democrats overwhelmingly support it (87%), followed by a majority of independents (63%) and some Republicans (37%).   And despite efforts to push through the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package on a party-line vote, the poll also finds a majority of Americans (56%) say they support the additional infrastructure items in the House-bound bill with spending to address climate change, health care and child care.   The bulk of that support comes from Democrats (88%) and independents (60%) -- and significantly drops among Republicans, to 24%.   The Point: The hard-fought bipartisan infrastructure bill still faces hurdles in the House, but polling finds good news for proponents: Most Americans are on board with the effort.   -- Lauren QUOTE OF THE DAY "To the mayors, school superintendents, educators, local leaders who are standing up to the governors politicizing mask protection for our kids: Thank you. ... Thank God that we have heroes like you." -- President Joe Biden applauded local leaders while knocking governors with anti-mask ordinances: "This isn't about politics—this is about keeping our children safe." MEANWHILE, IN THE SENATE Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky revealed that his wife purchased up to $15,000 in stock in Gilead Sciences in February 2020, the maker of the antiviral drug remdesivir, CNN's Lauren Fox and Paul LeBlanc reported Wednesday.   Remdesivir later became the first drug to be approved for treating Covid-19. Paul's filing with the Senate shows that between $1,000 and $15,000 of Gilead stock was purchased.   The STOCK Act -- which was enacted in 2012 to outlaw congressional insider trading, or the use of nonpublic information for one's financial benefit -- requires trade disclosures within 45 days. Paul's reporting came 16 months late.   The financial disclosure was more than a year late because the initial filing wasn't properly transmitted, according to Paul spokesperson Kelsey Cooper, who also noted that Paul's wife, Kelley, lost money on the investment. LAUREN'S GOOD READS America is more diverse and more multiracial than ever before, according to new 2020 census data released on Thursday. Here's everything you missed in today's census data drop, from CNN. And so begins the redistricting scramble.   Well, this is terrifying: Italy may have hit Europe's hottest day on record as anticyclone "Lucifer" sweeps in, via CNN.   Happy 50th birthday, Lorax. Sorry for not heeding your warnings.   Covid "fortress" New Zealand expects to open its borders next year, NBC News reports.   A sweet story of how one Iowa farmer secured tickets to tonight's Field of Dreams game between the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees, in The Des Moines Register. MUSICAL INTERLUDE This song gets me ready to roll straight into the weekend: "Easy" from Troye Sivan and Kacey Musgraves feat. Mark Ronson. TOP TWEETS 1. "Pandemics end." 2. It do be like that sometimes (nacho edition) 3. Bears are so smart! 4. Haunting ONE BIG FILIBUSTER 15 hours, 4 mins Texas state Sen. Carol Alvarado, wearing a back brace for support, filibustered a GOP-backed election overhaul bill for 15 hours and four minutes on her feet without sitting, leaning, eating, drinking or using the restroom -- in accordance with Texas rules. Twenty minutes after Alvarado concluded her filibuster, the Texas Senate passed the measure on an 18-11 party line vote. You are receiving this message because you subscribed to CNN's The Point with Chris Cillizza newsletter. Unsubscribe from this list Check out other CNN Newsletters Create your CNN Account Share the Point Newsletter Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up now to get The Point in your inbox.   Send your tips and thoughts via email to Chris Cillizza and Lauren Dezenski. You can follow Chris and Lauren on Twitter and connect with The Point on: Our mailing address is: One CNN Center Atlanta, GA 30303   Copyright © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., All rights reserved.

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