Congress’ job approval rating from the American people continues to simmer at the low level it descended to last fall. Twenty-one percent of Americans currently approve of the job Congress is doing, while 76% disapprove.
The latest approval rating — from a March 1-18 Gallup poll conducted before the Senate Judiciary Committee began its confirmation hearings for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson — is on par with the 18% to 23% range seen since October. However, the current rating is down from the 12-year high of 36% recorded in March 2021. CONTINUED
Lydia Saad, Gallup
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