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Congress Approval Rate = 14%

The new Gallup sampling finds that only 14 percent of U.S. adults are satisfied by lawmakers’ recent performance on Capitol Hill. The results released Wednesday show a 3-point drop in approval for lawmakers, Gallup added, down from 17 percent in July. The polling agency’s latest survey finds that Americans give low marks to GOP leadership in both chambers of the Republican-led 114th Congress. Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) receives a 54 percent unfavorable rating for his work in the House. His 23 percent favorable rating, down from 27 percent in March, is the lowest of his tenure as Speaker/ The Hill . More here .

Question: Is there anything Congress can do to regain the confidence and approval of American citizens?

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