The popularity of Congress is at its highest level in more than a decade as stimulus checks hit bank accounts

For the second time in the pandemic era, Congress is experiencing a burst of relative popularity, the normally reviled institution winning public support in the early days of a Democratic-run Washington.

Most of the surge comes from Democratic voters who are happy to see their party controlling both the House and Senate, along with the White House, for the first time since 2010, but a chunk of independents appear to be happy with the late December bipartisan passage of the $900 billion relief legislation that included $600 checks for most workers. CONTINUED

Paul Kane, Washington Post

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