2017 Congressional Job Approval Average Remains Low
(WorldNews Politics)

Story Highlights Average 2017 Congress approval is 19%, slight uptick from 17% in 2016 Republicans' average is highest since 2006; Democrats' is lowest in 25 years Yearly averages have been below 20% for eight consecutive years WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans' approval of Congress averaged 19% in 2017, a slight uptick from readings in recent years, but still among the lowest historically. This year's average rating marks the eighth consecutive year in which less than 20% of Americans have approved of Congress. The public's frustration with government and its leaders has been festering for much of the past decade, and low congressional approval is just one of many...