6 Percent of Americans Approve of Congress' Performance
Shawn M GriffithsPublished: 05 Jun, 2013
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Ninety-four percent of Americans do not approve of Congress' job performance, according to the latest poll from Rasmussen on congressional performance. Only 1 percent of survey takers said Congress is doing 'excellent,' while 5 percent said lawmakers are doing a good job.
Credit: Rasmussen
The national telephone survey polled 1,000 likely voters on June 2-3, 2013. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95 level of confidence.
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