Poll finds faith in Congress at historic single-digit low
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Americans' confidence in Congress has never been so low.
A new Gallup survey finds just 7 percent of Americans have a high level of confidence in Capitol Hill -- that's low even by congressional standards.
Not only is the figure the lowest since Gallup started asking the question in 1973, but it's the lowest for any U.S. institution on record.
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About a third of Americans reported having "some" confidence in Congress. But just 7 percent reported having a "great deal" and "quite a lot."
Compare that with public sentiment toward the military (three in four Americans have high confidence) or small business (62 percent have high confidence).
Faith in Congress is taking a body blow after a stretch where the public has perceived the institution as doing very little, gripped by partisan gridlock and struggling to pass even routine measures.
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The poll of 1,027 adults was conducted June 5-8, and had a margin of error of 4 percentage points.