Poll: This is a 'do-nothing' Congress
CNN Political Unit, December 26, 2013
The
worst Congress ever.
That's
the verdict from two-thirds of Americans about the track record of
the 113th Congress, according to a new national poll. And a CNN/ORC
International poll released Thursday also indicates that nearly
three-quarters of the public say that this has been a "do-nothing"
Congress.
Two-thirds of those questioned said the current Congress is the worst in their lifetime, with 28% disagreeing.
Two-thirds of those questioned said the current Congress is the worst in their lifetime, with 28% disagreeing.
"That
sentiment exists among all demographic and political subgroups. Men,
women, rich, poor, young, old - all think this year's Congress has
been the worst they can remember," CNN Polling Director Keating
Holland said. "Older Americans - who have lived through more
congresses - hold more negative views of the 113th Congress than
younger Americans. Republicans, Democrats and independents also agree
that this has been the worst session of Congress in their lifetimes."
According
to the survey, 73% say that this Congress has so far done nothing to
address the country's problems, with one in four disagreeing.
Even
though it did pass a budget agreement, fewer than 60 bills have been
signed into law during the first year of the two-year long 113th
Congress, according to CNN analysis and by other news organizations
as well. Assuming lawmakers don't pick up the pace next year, and
that's a safe bet as 2014 is an election year, this will become the
least productive Congress in at least the last four decades.
The
poll also indicates there's little optimism for the future.
"Negative
attitudes extend to both sides of the aisle: 52% believe that the
policies of the Democratic leaders in Congress would move the country
in the wrong direction; 54% say the same about the policies of
congressional Republicans," Holland said.
And
54% say the same thing about President Barack Obama's policies.
The
poll was conducted for CNN by ORC International on December 16-19,
with 1,035 adults nationwide questioned by telephone. The survey's
overall sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points.
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