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 'Bad batch' of drugs causes mass OD in Baltimore. Surgical staff squares off with ICE agents. He fired the crucial 'ninth shot' against Trump gunman. FBI offers $50K reward after raid on farm. Report an error