America: Citizens' dissatisfaction with the behavior of Congress
A new poll shows that two-thirds of Americans believe that politicians in Washington cannot put aside their partisan differences to do their jobs.
According to a Reuters-Ipsos poll, about 64% of respondents, including 61% of Democrats and 66% of Republicans, disagree that politicians in the US capital “can put aside differences of part for the good of the nation." According to WP, differences between Republicans and Democrats have caused three short-term government shutdowns in Washington in the past decade, and earlier this year, the federal government was days away from defaulting on its $31.4 million debt. trillion dollars.
Republican infighting this week saw members of the House of Representatives oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy after he relied on Democratic votes to pass a bill that would have prevented a government shutdown in Washington. The vast majority of respondents had heard about the impending government shutdown, while only 13% said they had not known.
Only 43% of respondents said they agreed that their country's Congress is capable of carrying out its primary job of passing laws to keep the government running, compared to 47% who disagreed .The Reuters-Ipsos poll, conducted online and nationwide on Tuesday ahead of the vote to remove McCarthy from office, surveyed 1,005 American adults.
Reuters
