WASHINGTON -- The new CNN/ORC International poll conducted Monday night shows congressional job approval falling to or matching record low levels. Scholars who have studied decades of public opinion data argue that these ratings mostly reflect the condition of the economy, so members of Congress who want to turn the numbers around need to focus on making the economy grow.
The CNN poll, conducted just after the announcement of this week's debt ceiling agreement between President Obama and congressional leaders, finds approval of Congress falling to just 14 percent, down sharply from 26 percent in January. The new result represents the lowest congressional approval rating measured by the CNN/ORC poll since its inception in 2006.
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