Americans want more federal relief for businesses impacted by Covid: Poll

A strong majority of Americans from across the political spectrum back more federal government relief to businesses and households hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Reuters/IPSOS poll.

The poll, conducted between July 15-21, comes as Congress is working toward another round of relief to support an economy thrown into its deepest recession in nearly a century by the global outbreak. Earlier rounds have provided roughly $3 trillion in government assistance.

As of early July more than 30 million Americans were receiving some form of unemployment assistance, and a $600 a week enhancement to state-provided benefits expires after this