Behind the rise of the do-nothing Congress
The last Congress was the least popular and least productive of all time – and six months in, the current one is on pace to break those unwanted records.
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After the last Congress saw its approval ratings drop to their lowest levels,
a June Gallup survey found that just 10 percent of Americans have confidence in the institution.
That’s the lowest percentage Gallup ever measured for Congress on this question – or, for that matter, any other American institution, including the presidency, big business, the medical profession and public schools.
When it comes to productivity, only 15 legislative items have become law under the current Congress. That’s fewer than the 23 items that became law at this same point in the 112th Congress, which passed a historically low number of bills that were signed into law.
To many observers, these are signs of broken government, gerrymandered congressional districts and out-of-control partisanship on Capitol Hill.
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