PA-17 Voters’ Support for the American Jobs Plan

Summary After hearing about the American Jobs Plan (AJP), a strong majority (57%) of voters in PA-17 say they want Congressman Lamb to vote in favor of its passage. District voters strongly favor the overall plan as well as each of its core components. Indeed, PA-17 voters support the plan’s multipronged focus on addressing climate change by reducing carbon pollution and supporting energy efficiency, as well as providing targeted assistance to disadvantaged communities that are most harmed by pollution. They also strongly favor the plan’s investments in clean energy, with three in five (59%) saying this makes them more likely to favor the plan, as well as transitioning to 100% clean sources by 2035. Furthermore, majorities favor the proposed funding mechanisms for the AJP, including partially rolling back tax cuts on corporations and eliminating taxpayer-funded subsidies for oil and gas corporations.