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As our 12 Days of Common Ground come to a close, we’ve highlighted just a handful of the more than 250 policy areas where bipartisan majorities agree.
The takeaway is simple: the American public is far less divided than our politics suggest.
For more: vop.org/common-ground.
The takeaway is simple: the American public is far less divided than our politics suggest.
For more: vop.org/common-ground.
December 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
As our 12 Days of Common Ground come to a close, we’ve highlighted just a handful of the more than 250 policy areas where bipartisan majorities agree.
The takeaway is simple: the American public is far less divided than our politics suggest.
For more: vop.org/common-ground.
The takeaway is simple: the American public is far less divided than our politics suggest.
For more: vop.org/common-ground.
On the 12th Day of Common Ground, bipartisan majorities agree: For undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US illegally as minors, allow them to apply for full legal status and eventually citizenship. (80%, R 69%, D 92%) For more: vop.org/common-ground.
December 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
On the 12th Day of Common Ground, bipartisan majorities agree: For undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US illegally as minors, allow them to apply for full legal status and eventually citizenship. (80%, R 69%, D 92%) For more: vop.org/common-ground.
On the 11th day of Common Ground, bipartisan majorities agree: To reduce costs for very low-income families, increase the amount of food stamps that single parents can receive by up to $70 a month (70%, R 68%, D 76%). For more: vop.org/common-ground.
December 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
On the 11th day of Common Ground, bipartisan majorities agree: To reduce costs for very low-income families, increase the amount of food stamps that single parents can receive by up to $70 a month (70%, R 68%, D 76%). For more: vop.org/common-ground.
On the 10th day of Common Ground, bipartisan majorities agree: To keep low-income families on Medicaid from losing health insurance coverage, do not reduce federal spending on the program below 2024 levels (81%, R 75%, D 86%). For more: vop.org/common-ground.
December 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
On the 10th day of Common Ground, bipartisan majorities agree: To keep low-income families on Medicaid from losing health insurance coverage, do not reduce federal spending on the program below 2024 levels (81%, R 75%, D 86%). For more: vop.org/common-ground.
On the ninth day of Common Ground, bipartisan majorities agree: To reduce costs for families with young children, provide subsidies to childcare facilities so that no family has to pay more than seven percent of their income. (76%, R 66%, D 88%). For more: vop.org/common-ground.
December 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
On the ninth day of Common Ground, bipartisan majorities agree: To reduce costs for families with young children, provide subsidies to childcare facilities so that no family has to pay more than seven percent of their income. (76%, R 66%, D 88%). For more: vop.org/common-ground.
On the eighth day of Common Ground, majorities agree: To help make treatment for substance use disorder available to more people who need it, invest at least $11 billion in treatment clinics and professionals. (80%, R 77%, D 86%) For more: vop.org/common-ground.
December 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
On the eighth day of Common Ground, majorities agree: To help make treatment for substance use disorder available to more people who need it, invest at least $11 billion in treatment clinics and professionals. (80%, R 77%, D 86%) For more: vop.org/common-ground.
On the seventh day of Common Ground, majorities agree: To help reduce the national deficit, tax income made from stocks the same as ordinary income for people who make over $1 million. (68%, R 65%, D 71%)
For more: vop.org/common-ground.
For more: vop.org/common-ground.
December 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
On the seventh day of Common Ground, majorities agree: To help reduce the national deficit, tax income made from stocks the same as ordinary income for people who make over $1 million. (68%, R 65%, D 71%)
For more: vop.org/common-ground.
For more: vop.org/common-ground.
On the sixth day of Common Ground, majorities agree: To help regulate AI, create a new federal agency that oversees new products, provides guidance on policy, and enforces regulations. (74%, R 68%, D 81%)
For more: vop.org/common-ground.
For more: vop.org/common-ground.
December 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
On the sixth day of Common Ground, majorities agree: To help regulate AI, create a new federal agency that oversees new products, provides guidance on policy, and enforces regulations. (74%, R 68%, D 81%)
For more: vop.org/common-ground.
For more: vop.org/common-ground.
On the fifth day of Common Ground, majorities agree: To help shore up Social Security's deficit, make wages over $400k subject to the payroll tax. (81%, R 79%, D 88%). For more: vop.org/common-ground/
December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
On the fifth day of Common Ground, majorities agree: To help shore up Social Security's deficit, make wages over $400k subject to the payroll tax. (81%, R 79%, D 88%). For more: vop.org/common-ground/
On the fourth day of Common Ground, majorities agree: To help provide disaster relief overseas, including food, shelter and medicine, devote at least one percent of the federal budget to foreign aid programs (89%, R 84%, D 94%) For more: vop.org/common-ground.
December 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
On the fourth day of Common Ground, majorities agree: To help provide disaster relief overseas, including food, shelter and medicine, devote at least one percent of the federal budget to foreign aid programs (89%, R 84%, D 94%) For more: vop.org/common-ground.
On the third day of Common Ground, majorities agree: To help reduce the cost of most prescription drugs by half, cap the price to what is charged in other developed countries. (78%, R 75%, D 87%). For more: vop.org/common-ground.
December 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
On the third day of Common Ground, majorities agree: To help reduce the cost of most prescription drugs by half, cap the price to what is charged in other developed countries. (78%, R 75%, D 87%). For more: vop.org/common-ground.
On the second day of Common Ground, majorities agree: For very low-income workers without children, increase the maximum tax credit they can receive for working (EITC) from $630 to $1,300 (69%, R 63%, D 75%)
For more: vop.org/common-ground.
For more: vop.org/common-ground.
December 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
On the second day of Common Ground, majorities agree: For very low-income workers without children, increase the maximum tax credit they can receive for working (EITC) from $630 to $1,300 (69%, R 63%, D 75%)
For more: vop.org/common-ground.
For more: vop.org/common-ground.
Today kicks off the 12 Days of Common Ground, starting with a partridge in a policy tree. Each day, we’ll highlight one policy area where Americans across the political spectrum agree from our CGOAP list: vop.org/common-ground/
Stay tuned in the coming days for more findings!
Stay tuned in the coming days for more findings!
December 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Today kicks off the 12 Days of Common Ground, starting with a partridge in a policy tree. Each day, we’ll highlight one policy area where Americans across the political spectrum agree from our CGOAP list: vop.org/common-ground/
Stay tuned in the coming days for more findings!
Stay tuned in the coming days for more findings!
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December 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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December 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
VOP has identified more than 250 policy areas where bipartisan majorities agree. Your gift brings this common ground to light and strengthens public trust.
For our CGOAP list: vop.org/common-ground/
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Voice of the People works year-round to elevate the public’s voice in policymaking, putting "We the People" back in government. On Giving Tuesday, we invite those who can to support the work that strengthens our democracy.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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A new Hill article highlights the administration’s efforts to fire federal workers. Public opinion, via @publicconsultation.org , leans against giving presidents expanded power to do so: 55% oppose, citing risks of politicization and loss of expertise.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A new Hill article highlights the administration’s efforts to fire federal workers. Public opinion, via @publicconsultation.org , leans against giving presidents expanded power to do so: 55% oppose, citing risks of politicization and loss of expertise.
bit.ly/46BIJWB
For more: bit.ly/48w4LeP
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ICYMI: Our director, Steven Kull, was a featured panelist at the 2025 Arms Control Association Annual Meeting to discuss "The Growing Push for Action to Reduce the Nuclear Danger." Tune in here: www.youtube.com/live/R_5unHG...
September 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
ICYMI: Our director, Steven Kull, was a featured panelist at the 2025 Arms Control Association Annual Meeting to discuss "The Growing Push for Action to Reduce the Nuclear Danger." Tune in here: www.youtube.com/live/R_5unHG...
PPC director Steven Kull joins the Arms Control Association Annual Meeting today from 4:00–5:05pm, for the panel "The Growing Push for Action to Reduce the Nuclear Danger." For more information visit: www.armscontrol.org/2025AnnualMe...
September 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
PPC director Steven Kull joins the Arms Control Association Annual Meeting today from 4:00–5:05pm, for the panel "The Growing Push for Action to Reduce the Nuclear Danger." For more information visit: www.armscontrol.org/2025AnnualMe...
Tomorrow, Sept 25, PPC Director Steven Kull will speak at the Arms Control Association Annual Meeting, 4:00–5:05 p.m., on The Growing Push for Action to Reduce the Nuclear Danger. Register here: www.armscontrol.org/2025AnnualMe...
September 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Tomorrow, Sept 25, PPC Director Steven Kull will speak at the Arms Control Association Annual Meeting, 4:00–5:05 p.m., on The Growing Push for Action to Reduce the Nuclear Danger. Register here: www.armscontrol.org/2025AnnualMe...
As Congress argues over healthcare with a looming government shutdown in the wings, survey respondents show they do not support decreasing Medicaid funding (81% nationally, 75% Rs, 86% Ds).
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September 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
As Congress argues over healthcare with a looming government shutdown in the wings, survey respondents show they do not support decreasing Medicaid funding (81% nationally, 75% Rs, 86% Ds).
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thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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As Congress approaches a potential shutdown and worries about health care stall progress, survey data show bipartisan majorities support extending the current ACA subsidies for health insurance. Nationally, 67% favor extension, including majorities of both Ds and Rs.
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September 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
As Congress approaches a potential shutdown and worries about health care stall progress, survey data show bipartisan majorities support extending the current ACA subsidies for health insurance. Nationally, 67% favor extension, including majorities of both Ds and Rs.
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