Bush, Congress Approval Rating at Record Low

Reuters - Bush, Congress at record low ratings: Reuters poll

President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress registered record-low approval ratings in a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday, and a new monthly index measuring the mood of Americans dipped slightly on deepening worries about the economy.

Only 29 percent of Americans gave Bush a positive grade for his job performance, below his worst Zogby poll mark of 30 percent in March. A paltry 11 percent rated Congress positively, beating the previous low of 14 percent in July.

Congress Approval Rating at Historic Low

The Gallup Poll - Congress Approval Rating Matches Historical Low

PRINCETON, NJ -- A new Gallup Poll finds Congress' approval rating the lowest it has been since Gallup first tracked public opinion of Congress with this measure in 1974. Just 18% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, while 76% disapprove, according to the August 13-16, 2007, Gallup Poll.

Members of Congress Under Investigation

Here is a list of members and former members of Congress that are under investigation.

Congresspedia - Members of Congress under investigation

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.)
Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.)
Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.)
Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.)
Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.)
Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.)
Rep. Gary Miller (R-Calif.)
Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-W.V.)
Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.)
Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.)
Former Rep. Bob Beauprez (R-Colo.)
Former Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.)
Former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-Calif.)
Former Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas)
Former Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.)
Former Rep. Jim Gibbons (R-Nev.)
Former Rep. Katherine Harris (R-Fla.)
Former Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz.)
Former Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio)
Former Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.)