Record Low Approval for Congress
Posted Aug 08, 2011 at 8:49 AM by Maurice Berger
A New York Times/CBS News survey suggest that the road ahead for congress will be bumpy: a record 82% of Americans now disapprove of the way Congress is
handling its job -- the most since the question was first asked in 1977. Overall, 72% disapproved of the way Republicans in Congress handled the
negotiations; 66% disapproved of the way Democrats in Congress
handled negotiations. As for
President Obama handling of the debt ceiling negotiations: 47% disapprove
and 46% approve.
