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 Warren Buffett is changing how he's distributing his vast wealth. Chaos for travelers who are abruptly booted as startup falls apart. Breaking Bad creator's new show is wowing critics. Teen killed his neighbor, then asked ChatGPT for help. Report an error