Congressional approval ratings have matched the all-time low
of just 12 percent, according to a Wall
Street Journal/NBC News poll. That means that fewer than 1 of every 8
Americans thinks Congress is doing a good job. Much of this dissatisfaction is
surely deserved, but far too many people have the wrong idea about what members
of Congress are supposed to do for a living.
Congress
recessed on August 2 and will return to work
on September 10, leading millions of Americans
to gripe, yet again, about the easy life of our Congressional representatives.
Sorry folks, this one isn’t true either.
Members of Congress work more hours in every week than most
Americans ever thought of working. Whether you like them or not, whether you
agree with their principles or not, they do show up for work. Yet politically
ignorant Americans think that the members aren’t working if they’re not on the
House and Senate floors every minute. That is not the way Congress works.
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