Politics | Congress Congress' Job Approval: Count It on One Hand We have a new Mendoza line: 5% By John Johnson Posted Dec 30, 2011 3:25 PM CST Copied House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and House Speaker John Boehner in a file photo from November. (Getty Images) This version of Congress hasn't been getting good marks from the public, but a new poll by Rasmussen Reports still has an eye-popping stat on just how deep the frustration goes. In a survey of likely voters, only 5% thought Congress had done a good or excellent job. Not surprisingly, that would be a record. A whopping 68% rated the performance as poor. Read These Next Document reveals how Diane Ladd died. Larry Summers speaks out on his emails with Epstein. 'Stand your ground' immunity looks doubtful in this case. City raccoons in the US are becoming more petlike. Report an error