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Approval of Congress Lowest in a Decade
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| Contributor | Barack O-blame-a |
| Last Edited | Barack O-blame-a Jun 12, 2007 02:24pm |
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| Category | Poll |
| Media | Interest Group - American Conservative Union |
| News Date | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON—Fueled by disappointment at the pace of change since Democrats assumed the majority on Capitol Hill, public approval of Congress has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade, according to a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll.
Just 27% of Americans now approve of the way Congress is doing its job, the poll found, down from 36% in January, when Democrats assumed control of the House and the Senate.
And 63% of Americans say that the new Democratic Congress is governing in a "business as usual" manner, rather than working to bring the fundamental change that party leaders promised after November's midterm election.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), the first woman to hold that position, has also failed to impress many Americans. Only 36% approve of the way she is handling the job, the poll found.
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