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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Congress struck again at the bottom of the opinion public (Reuters - Front Row Washington)

USA-HEALTHCARE/PELOSINotices of the American public the Congress hit a new low, with only 13% of adults say they approve the work of the national legislator.

Polling organization has seen in more than 30 years of performance monitoring Congress is according to a new Gallup poll that detects a rating of disapproval by 83 per cent for Convention - the worst.

The new "good" is that dragged only Congress 1 rating last percentage point.

For 2010, as rating trust Congress on average 19 percent. That means from 1979 to 2008 links and rank only 1 point percent above the average of 18% in 1992.

G20/These years were marked by difficult economic conditions for the United States.
Gallup interviewed 1 019 adults from 10 to 12 December for the investigation, as democratic-controlled Congress has continued its programme lame-duck before activity when a new Republican majority in the House of representatives in January.
Gallup, explains people seem more frustrated with the Democratic majority of Congress with President Barack Obama, whose approval rating was relatively stable at 44% and 46%.
But polling organization said the popularity of the Congress could bounce in 2011, if history is a guide.
Public approval of the Congress has jumped 10 percentage points in January 1995, as the Republicans took control of the House and Senate for the RTR2EZR0_Comp1-150x150 RTXVANS_Comp-150x150 first time in 40 years.  Approval jumped even more - than 14 percentage - points in January 2007 after the Democrats have seized control of the legislative body.

Photo credits: Reuters/Stormy Capitol (Jim Young); Reuters/Kevin Lamarque (Pelosi and Reid) and (McConnell and Boehner)

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