How is congress doing?

[Sonny Clark]

Has congress done anything that will make our country better since Republicans took over?


All told, Congress has sent 21 bills to the president for his signature in the 79 legislative days when either one or both chambers has been in session (another 105 days of work are scheduled for the rest of the year).

Eight of those bills could be considered major actions: reauthorizing the Terrorism Risk Insurance program, approving the Keystone pipeline (despite the president's veto), funding the Department of Homeland Security, permanently fixing Medicare repayments, preventing veteran suicides, establishing a police attack "blue alert" system, aiding victims of trafficking and instituting congressional review for an Iran nuclear deal.


GOP Majority Making Some Progress in Congress - US News

Congress has failed the American people for many decades now. Congress is bought and paid for by the wealthy, the powerful, and the influential. Congress is guilty of dereliction of duty through many administrations, both Republican and Democrat. Congress is controlled by Lobbyists, which represents special interests. We have not had a representative U.S. Congress since the 50's.

EXAMPLES:

(1) The injustices in our judicial system
(2) Taxation injustices
(3) Government corruption
(4) Illegal immigration
(5) Foreign trade
(6) The EPA [ pollution of land, rivers, streams, lakes, air, oceans ]
(7) Waste and fraud associated with tax dollars
(8) Senseless deadly costly wars
(9) Subsidies and pork spending
(10) Our rundown infrastructure
(11) Social injustices [ education, poverty, health care, mistreatment of Vets, employment, social services injustices, eminent domain ]
(12) Natural resources [ coal, fossil fuels, water ]
(13) National security
(14) The right to privacy
(15) Campaign financing [ election fraud ]
(16) Government transparency
(17) Corporate welfare programs [ Wall Street, the financial institutions, bailouts, tax exemptions, subsidies, tax loopholes ] ----------- ** Favoritism
(18) Foreign aid and foreign policy

The question should be, "what has Congress done, accomplished, to the benefit of all American citizens?" In other words, what can be attributed to Congress as far as directly benefitting this nation and her citizens, and making us a better nation and a more prosperous people? The truth is, we've been sold out by the very ones that we've entrusted with our well-being.

Every US Congress person is a representative. For the most part, they are doing exactly what their constituents want them to do, or they would not be re-elected to the tune of 95% of the time.....

BTW...lobbyists and special interests are ordinary citizens (who have pooled their resources) petitioning the government for redress of grievances.....a defined right in the Bill of Rights...

FYI - "The People" do NOT want what we're seeing and experiencing. The U.S. Congress does NOT represent the American people, period. I have no idea what world or bubble you're living in, or what fairy tales you've been reading, but we are NOT doing good, not in the least. We've been forced to lower our standard of living, we have many millions receiving some form of government assistance, our jobs consist mainly of low-wage, part-time, and temporary employment, we have unaffordable health care, unfair and unequal taxation, senseless deadly costly wars, poverty, homelessness, a rundown infrastructure, illegal immigration issues, polluted rivers, lakes, streams, oceans, and the air we breath, we have less home ownership, cities going bankrupt, troubled pension funds, mistreatment of our Vets, an astronomical and rising national debt, a judicial system of injustices, loss of privacy, a rising cost of higher education, import dependency, and the largest prison population in the known world.

So, tell me all the good things that our U.S. Congress is doing, or has done, for us and this once great nation. Please, list all the good things for me, if you don't mind. I'd really like to see your list of Congressional accomplishments over the past half century or so. And, please don't leave out the wars and loss of the Middle Class of society. Thanks in advance for your response.

Do you need to read the Constitution?

A US Congress person is a "Representative" of a Congressional district. He or she does NOT have to care one fuck what the people of this country want, only what the people of her or his district want.

Lets start with that and see if you improve afterward.

I have read the U.S. Constitution, thank you. The U.S. Congress is responsible to the people of this nation, period. Our laws and policies are determined by the U.S. Congress, period. I am NOT talking about each individual "state" legislative body, rather I'm speaking of the government body, mentioned in the U.S. CONSTITUTION that governs this once great nation. Each member of the U.S. Congress is responsible to this nation as a whole, period. We elect representatives to represent US in Washington, and we also elect representatives to represent US on a state level. State legislative bodies govern states, and U.S. representatives govern this nation as a whole. Please go back and read your copy of the U.S. Constitution.

FYI - "The People" want, and expect, fair, equal, and just representation by those they elect to serve in Congress, both on a national level, and on a state level. District representatives have a responsibility to represent the best interest of EVERYONE affected by their actions, whether that be on a state or on a national level.

 

[Sonny Clark]

Has congress done anything that will make our country better since Republicans took over?


All told, Congress has sent 21 bills to the president for his signature in the 79 legislative days when either one or both chambers has been in session (another 105 days of work are scheduled for the rest of the year).

Eight of those bills could be considered major actions: reauthorizing the Terrorism Risk Insurance program, approving the Keystone pipeline (despite the president's veto), funding the Department of Homeland Security, permanently fixing Medicare repayments, preventing veteran suicides, establishing a police attack "blue alert" system, aiding victims of trafficking and instituting congressional review for an Iran nuclear deal.


GOP Majority Making Some Progress in Congress - US News

Congress has failed the American people for many decades now. Congress is bought and paid for by the wealthy, the powerful, and the influential. Congress is guilty of dereliction of duty through many administrations, both Republican and Democrat. Congress is controlled by Lobbyists, which represents special interests. We have not had a representative U.S. Congress since the 50's.

EXAMPLES:

(1) The injustices in our judicial system
(2) Taxation injustices
(3) Government corruption
(4) Illegal immigration
(5) Foreign trade
(6) The EPA [ pollution of land, rivers, streams, lakes, air, oceans ]
(7) Waste and fraud associated with tax dollars
(8) Senseless deadly costly wars
(9) Subsidies and pork spending
(10) Our rundown infrastructure
(11) Social injustices [ education, poverty, health care, mistreatment of Vets, employment, social services injustices, eminent domain ]
(12) Natural resources [ coal, fossil fuels, water ]
(13) National security
(14) The right to privacy
(15) Campaign financing [ election fraud ]
(16) Government transparency
(17) Corporate welfare programs [ Wall Street, the financial institutions, bailouts, tax exemptions, subsidies, tax loopholes ] ----------- ** Favoritism
(18) Foreign aid and foreign policy

The question should be, "what has Congress done, accomplished, to the benefit of all American citizens?" In other words, what can be attributed to Congress as far as directly benefitting this nation and her citizens, and making us a better nation and a more prosperous people? The truth is, we've been sold out by the very ones that we've entrusted with our well-being.

Every US Congress person is a representative. For the most part, they are doing exactly what their constituents want them to do, or they would not be re-elected to the tune of 95% of the time.....

BTW...lobbyists and special interests are ordinary citizens (who have pooled their resources) petitioning the government for redress of grievances.....a defined right in the Bill of Rights...

I think the two party system keeps people in congress even if they aren't doing what the peope want. There is only one other option each election.

No doubt we need to get rid of the two party system...but first we have to educate people on what a US Congress person is.

Sheesh...

I'm sure most people already know what a member of the U.S. Congress' responsibilities are. Their responsibilities include fair, equal, and just representation of the people and of this once great nation. Their duties are clearly outlined in the U.S. Constitution.

 

[Darkwind]

Has congress done anything that will make our country better since Republicans took over?


All told, Congress has sent 21 bills to the president for his signature in the 79 legislative days when either one or both chambers has been in session (another 105 days of work are scheduled for the rest of the year).

Eight of those bills could be considered major actions: reauthorizing the Terrorism Risk Insurance program, approving the Keystone pipeline (despite the president's veto), funding the Department of Homeland Security, permanently fixing Medicare repayments, preventing veteran suicides, establishing a police attack "blue alert" system, aiding victims of trafficking and instituting congressional review for an Iran nuclear deal.


GOP Majority Making Some Progress in Congress - US News

Congress has failed the American people for many decades now. Congress is bought and paid for by the wealthy, the powerful, and the influential. Congress is guilty of dereliction of duty through many administrations, both Republican and Democrat. Congress is controlled by Lobbyists, which represents special interests. We have not had a representative U.S. Congress since the 50's.

EXAMPLES:

(1) The injustices in our judicial system
(2) Taxation injustices
(3) Government corruption
(4) Illegal immigration
(5) Foreign trade
(6) The EPA [ pollution of land, rivers, streams, lakes, air, oceans ]
(7) Waste and fraud associated with tax dollars
(8) Senseless deadly costly wars
(9) Subsidies and pork spending
(10) Our rundown infrastructure
(11) Social injustices [ education, poverty, health care, mistreatment of Vets, employment, social services injustices, eminent domain ]
(12) Natural resources [ coal, fossil fuels, water ]
(13) National security
(14) The right to privacy
(15) Campaign financing [ election fraud ]
(16) Government transparency
(17) Corporate welfare programs [ Wall Street, the financial institutions, bailouts, tax exemptions, subsidies, tax loopholes ] ----------- ** Favoritism
(18) Foreign aid and foreign policy

The question should be, "what has Congress done, accomplished, to the benefit of all American citizens?" In other words, what can be attributed to Congress as far as directly benefitting this nation and her citizens, and making us a better nation and a more prosperous people? The truth is, we've been sold out by the very ones that we've entrusted with our well-being.

Every US Congress person is a representative. For the most part, they are doing exactly what their constituents want them to do, or they would not be re-elected to the tune of 95% of the time.....

BTW...lobbyists and special interests are ordinary citizens (who have pooled their resources) petitioning the government for redress of grievances.....a defined right in the Bill of Rights...

FYI - "The People" do NOT want what we're seeing and experiencing. The U.S. Congress does NOT represent the American people, period. I have no idea what world or bubble you're living in, or what fairy tales you've been reading, but we are NOT doing good, not in the least. We've been forced to lower our standard of living, we have many millions receiving some form of government assistance, our jobs consist mainly of low-wage, part-time, and temporary employment, we have unaffordable health care, unfair and unequal taxation, senseless deadly costly wars, poverty, homelessness, a rundown infrastructure, illegal immigration issues, polluted rivers, lakes, streams, oceans, and the air we breath, we have less home ownership, cities going bankrupt, troubled pension funds, mistreatment of our Vets, an astronomical and rising national debt, a judicial system of injustices, loss of privacy, a rising cost of higher education, import dependency, and the largest prison population in the known world.

So, tell me all the good things that our U.S. Congress is doing, or has done, for us and this once great nation. Please, list all the good things for me, if you don't mind. I'd really like to see your list of Congressional accomplishments over the past half century or so. And, please don't leave out the wars and loss of the Middle Class of society. Thanks in advance for your response.

Do you need to read the Constitution?

A US Congress person is a "Representative" of a Congressional district. He or she does NOT have to care one fuck what the people of this country want, only what the people of her or his district want.

Lets start with that and see if you improve afterward.

I have read the U.S. Constitution, thank you. The U.S. Congress is responsible to the people of this nation, period. Our laws and policies are determined by the U.S. Congress, period. I am NOT talking about each individual "state" legislative body, rather I'm speaking of the government body, mentioned in the U.S. CONSTITUTION that governs this once great nation. Each member of the U.S. Congress is responsible to this nation as a whole, period. We elect representatives to represent US in Washington, and we also elect representatives to represent US on a state level. State legislative bodies govern states, and U.S. representatives govern this nation as a whole. Please go back and read your copy of the U.S. Constitution.

FYI - "The People" want, and expect, fair, equal, and just representation by those they elect to serve in Congress, both on a national level, and on a state level. District representatives have a responsibility to represent the best interest of EVERYONE affected by their actions, whether that be on a state or on a national level.

*sigh*

Okay, you are officially in the category of 'uneducatable'....

I'm conservative. I hate John Boener (boner) because he's a wussified progressive hiding behind an R.....

So does about 80% of this country.....from both the left AND the right.....

Want to guess how much that actually means to John "I'm not orange" Boner?

Not a fucking thing.....Because the people in his district continue to elect him regardless of how outraged the rest of the country is with him......

The "People" of this country can be outraged all they want. It won't mean dick, because 'the people' don't elect him....

Understand yet?

 

[Sonny Clark]

Congress has failed the American people for many decades now. Congress is bought and paid for by the wealthy, the powerful, and the influential. Congress is guilty of dereliction of duty through many administrations, both Republican and Democrat. Congress is controlled by Lobbyists, which represents special interests. We have not had a representative U.S. Congress since the 50's.

EXAMPLES:

(1) The injustices in our judicial system
(2) Taxation injustices
(3) Government corruption
(4) Illegal immigration
(5) Foreign trade
(6) The EPA [ pollution of land, rivers, streams, lakes, air, oceans ]
(7) Waste and fraud associated with tax dollars
(8) Senseless deadly costly wars
(9) Subsidies and pork spending
(10) Our rundown infrastructure
(11) Social injustices [ education, poverty, health care, mistreatment of Vets, employment, social services injustices, eminent domain ]
(12) Natural resources [ coal, fossil fuels, water ]
(13) National security
(14) The right to privacy
(15) Campaign financing [ election fraud ]
(16) Government transparency
(17) Corporate welfare programs [ Wall Street, the financial institutions, bailouts, tax exemptions, subsidies, tax loopholes ] ----------- ** Favoritism
(18) Foreign aid and foreign policy

The question should be, "what has Congress done, accomplished, to the benefit of all American citizens?" In other words, what can be attributed to Congress as far as directly benefitting this nation and her citizens, and making us a better nation and a more prosperous people? The truth is, we've been sold out by the very ones that we've entrusted with our well-being.

Every US Congress person is a representative. For the most part, they are doing exactly what their constituents want them to do, or they would not be re-elected to the tune of 95% of the time.....

BTW...lobbyists and special interests are ordinary citizens (who have pooled their resources) petitioning the government for redress of grievances.....a defined right in the Bill of Rights...

FYI - "The People" do NOT want what we're seeing and experiencing. The U.S. Congress does NOT represent the American people, period. I have no idea what world or bubble you're living in, or what fairy tales you've been reading, but we are NOT doing good, not in the least. We've been forced to lower our standard of living, we have many millions receiving some form of government assistance, our jobs consist mainly of low-wage, part-time, and temporary employment, we have unaffordable health care, unfair and unequal taxation, senseless deadly costly wars, poverty, homelessness, a rundown infrastructure, illegal immigration issues, polluted rivers, lakes, streams, oceans, and the air we breath, we have less home ownership, cities going bankrupt, troubled pension funds, mistreatment of our Vets, an astronomical and rising national debt, a judicial system of injustices, loss of privacy, a rising cost of higher education, import dependency, and the largest prison population in the known world.

So, tell me all the good things that our U.S. Congress is doing, or has done, for us and this once great nation. Please, list all the good things for me, if you don't mind. I'd really like to see your list of Congressional accomplishments over the past half century or so. And, please don't leave out the wars and loss of the Middle Class of society. Thanks in advance for your response.

Do you need to read the Constitution?

A US Congress person is a "Representative" of a Congressional district. He or she does NOT have to care one fuck what the people of this country want, only what the people of her or his district want.

Lets start with that and see if you improve afterward.

I have read the U.S. Constitution, thank you. The U.S. Congress is responsible to the people of this nation, period. Our laws and policies are determined by the U.S. Congress, period. I am NOT talking about each individual "state" legislative body, rather I'm speaking of the government body, mentioned in the U.S. CONSTITUTION that governs this once great nation. Each member of the U.S. Congress is responsible to this nation as a whole, period. We elect representatives to represent US in Washington, and we also elect representatives to represent US on a state level. State legislative bodies govern states, and U.S. representatives govern this nation as a whole. Please go back and read your copy of the U.S. Constitution.

FYI - "The People" want, and expect, fair, equal, and just representation by those they elect to serve in Congress, both on a national level, and on a state level. District representatives have a responsibility to represent the best interest of EVERYONE affected by their actions, whether that be on a state or on a national level.

*sigh*

Okay, you are officially in the category of 'uneducatable'....

I'm conservative. I hate John Boener (boner) because he's a wussified progressive hiding behind an R.....

So does about 80% of this country.....from both the left AND the right.....

Want to guess how much that actually means to John "I'm not orange" Boner?

Not a fucking thing.....Because the people in his district continue to elect him regardless of how outraged the rest of the country is with him......

The "People" of this country can be outraged all they want. It won't mean dick, because 'the people' don't elect him....

Understand yet?

FYI - I'm very educated, very. Can you dispute anything that I've said thus far? Do you have a counter? Care to answer the questions that I asked you at the beginning? Or, are you going to avoid my questions? If you can dispute anything that I've said, please do so, I welcome it. In addition, I couldn't care less whether you're Conservative, Liberal, A Moderate, A Republican, A Democrat, A Right Wing, A Left Wing, or anything else. You can label yourself anything that pleases you. It has absolutely nothing to do with what we're discussing, nothing.

The question: What exactly has the U.S. Congress accomplished, that has directly benefitted every citizen, and this nation as a whole? FYI - The U.S. Congress represents special interests. Thus the sad shameful shape this nation is presently in. If you can dispute that statement, please do so, I welcome your counter.

 

[Brain357]

Has congress done anything that will make our country better since Republicans took over?


All told, Congress has sent 21 bills to the president for his signature in the 79 legislative days when either one or both chambers has been in session (another 105 days of work are scheduled for the rest of the year).

Eight of those bills could be considered major actions: reauthorizing the Terrorism Risk Insurance program, approving the Keystone pipeline (despite the president's veto), funding the Department of Homeland Security, permanently fixing Medicare repayments, preventing veteran suicides, establishing a police attack "blue alert" system, aiding victims of trafficking and instituting congressional review for an Iran nuclear deal.


GOP Majority Making Some Progress in Congress - US News

Congress has failed the American people for many decades now. Congress is bought and paid for by the wealthy, the powerful, and the influential. Congress is guilty of dereliction of duty through many administrations, both Republican and Democrat. Congress is controlled by Lobbyists, which represents special interests. We have not had a representative U.S. Congress since the 50's.

EXAMPLES:

(1) The injustices in our judicial system
(2) Taxation injustices
(3) Government corruption
(4) Illegal immigration
(5) Foreign trade
(6) The EPA [ pollution of land, rivers, streams, lakes, air, oceans ]
(7) Waste and fraud associated with tax dollars
(8) Senseless deadly costly wars
(9) Subsidies and pork spending
(10) Our rundown infrastructure
(11) Social injustices [ education, poverty, health care, mistreatment of Vets, employment, social services injustices, eminent domain ]
(12) Natural resources [ coal, fossil fuels, water ]
(13) National security
(14) The right to privacy
(15) Campaign financing [ election fraud ]
(16) Government transparency
(17) Corporate welfare programs [ Wall Street, the financial institutions, bailouts, tax exemptions, subsidies, tax loopholes ] ----------- ** Favoritism
(18) Foreign aid and foreign policy

The question should be, "what has Congress done, accomplished, to the benefit of all American citizens?" In other words, what can be attributed to Congress as far as directly benefitting this nation and her citizens, and making us a better nation and a more prosperous people? The truth is, we've been sold out by the very ones that we've entrusted with our well-being.

Every US Congress person is a representative. For the most part, they are doing exactly what their constituents want them to do, or they would not be re-elected to the tune of 95% of the time.....

BTW...lobbyists and special interests are ordinary citizens (who have pooled their resources) petitioning the government for redress of grievances.....a defined right in the Bill of Rights...

I think the two party system keeps people in congress even if they aren't doing what the peope want. There is only one other option each election.

The "option" is to elect pro-America representatives, and STOP electing and re-electing professional politicians to serve in government. It's just that simple. No one is forced to vote for professional politicians, voters do that on their own, then complain for the next four years. Go figure. Our representatives do NOT just waltz into Washington and take a seat, we elect them. So, where does the blame lie?

You have two choices that are virtually the same.

 

[washamericom]

Every US Congress person is a representative. For the most part, they are doing exactly what their constituents want them to do, or they would not be re-elected to the tune of 95% of the time.....

BTW...lobbyists and special interests are ordinary citizens (who have pooled their resources) petitioning the government for redress of grievances.....a defined right in the Bill of Rights...

FYI - "The People" do NOT want what we're seeing and experiencing. The U.S. Congress does NOT represent the American people, period. I have no idea what world or bubble you're living in, or what fairy tales you've been reading, but we are NOT doing good, not in the least. We've been forced to lower our standard of living, we have many millions receiving some form of government assistance, our jobs consist mainly of low-wage, part-time, and temporary employment, we have unaffordable health care, unfair and unequal taxation, senseless deadly costly wars, poverty, homelessness, a rundown infrastructure, illegal immigration issues, polluted rivers, lakes, streams, oceans, and the air we breath, we have less home ownership, cities going bankrupt, troubled pension funds, mistreatment of our Vets, an astronomical and rising national debt, a judicial system of injustices, loss of privacy, a rising cost of higher education, import dependency, and the largest prison population in the known world.

So, tell me all the good things that our U.S. Congress is doing, or has done, for us and this once great nation. Please, list all the good things for me, if you don't mind. I'd really like to see your list of Congressional accomplishments over the past half century or so. And, please don't leave out the wars and loss of the Middle Class of society. Thanks in advance for your response.

Do you need to read the Constitution?

A US Congress person is a "Representative" of a Congressional district. He or she does NOT have to care one fuck what the people of this country want, only what the people of her or his district want.

Lets start with that and see if you improve afterward.

I have read the U.S. Constitution, thank you. The U.S. Congress is responsible to the people of this nation, period. Our laws and policies are determined by the U.S. Congress, period. I am NOT talking about each individual "state" legislative body, rather I'm speaking of the government body, mentioned in the U.S. CONSTITUTION that governs this once great nation. Each member of the U.S. Congress is responsible to this nation as a whole, period. We elect representatives to represent US in Washington, and we also elect representatives to represent US on a state level. State legislative bodies govern states, and U.S. representatives govern this nation as a whole. Please go back and read your copy of the U.S. Constitution.

FYI - "The People" want, and expect, fair, equal, and just representation by those they elect to serve in Congress, both on a national level, and on a state level. District representatives have a responsibility to represent the best interest of EVERYONE affected by their actions, whether that be on a state or on a national level.

*sigh*

Okay, you are officially in the category of 'uneducatable'....

I'm conservative. I hate John Boener (boner) because he's a wussified progressive hiding behind an R.....

So does about 80% of this country.....from both the left AND the right.....

Want to guess how much that actually means to John "I'm not orange" Boner?

Not a fucking thing.....Because the people in his district continue to elect him regardless of how outraged the rest of the country is with him......

The "People" of this country can be outraged all they want. It won't mean dick, because 'the people' don't elect him....

Understand yet?

FYI - I'm very educated, very. Can you dispute anything that I've said thus far? Do you have a counter? Care to answer the questions that I asked you at the beginning? Or, are you going to avoid my questions? If you can dispute anything that I've said, please do so, I welcome it. In addition, I couldn't care less whether you're Conservative, Liberal, A Moderate, A Republican, A Democrat, A Right Wing, A Left Wing, or anything else. You can label yourself anything that pleases you. It has absolutely nothing to do with what we're discussing, nothing.

The question: What exactly has the U.S. Congress accomplished, that has directly benefitted every citizen, and this nation as a whole? FYI - The U.S. Congress represents special interests. Thus the sad shameful shape this nation is presently in. If you can dispute that statement, please do so, I welcome your counter.

i'd like to see them accomplish a smaller government, maybe thirty-five percent smaller. start with the irs, departments of education, energy... etc. take all the global warming money and open free primary care clinics. think tenth amendment. build up the navy and buy more bayonets.

 

[Sonny Clark]

Has congress done anything that will make our country better since Republicans took over?


All told, Congress has sent 21 bills to the president for his signature in the 79 legislative days when either one or both chambers has been in session (another 105 days of work are scheduled for the rest of the year).

Eight of those bills could be considered major actions: reauthorizing the Terrorism Risk Insurance program, approving the Keystone pipeline (despite the president's veto), funding the Department of Homeland Security, permanently fixing Medicare repayments, preventing veteran suicides, establishing a police attack "blue alert" system, aiding victims of trafficking and instituting congressional review for an Iran nuclear deal.


GOP Majority Making Some Progress in Congress - US News

Congress has failed the American people for many decades now. Congress is bought and paid for by the wealthy, the powerful, and the influential. Congress is guilty of dereliction of duty through many administrations, both Republican and Democrat. Congress is controlled by Lobbyists, which represents special interests. We have not had a representative U.S. Congress since the 50's.

EXAMPLES:

(1) The injustices in our judicial system
(2) Taxation injustices
(3) Government corruption
(4) Illegal immigration
(5) Foreign trade
(6) The EPA [ pollution of land, rivers, streams, lakes, air, oceans ]
(7) Waste and fraud associated with tax dollars
(8) Senseless deadly costly wars
(9) Subsidies and pork spending
(10) Our rundown infrastructure
(11) Social injustices [ education, poverty, health care, mistreatment of Vets, employment, social services injustices, eminent domain ]
(12) Natural resources [ coal, fossil fuels, water ]
(13) National security
(14) The right to privacy
(15) Campaign financing [ election fraud ]
(16) Government transparency
(17) Corporate welfare programs [ Wall Street, the financial institutions, bailouts, tax exemptions, subsidies, tax loopholes ] ----------- ** Favoritism
(18) Foreign aid and foreign policy

The question should be, "what has Congress done, accomplished, to the benefit of all American citizens?" In other words, what can be attributed to Congress as far as directly benefitting this nation and her citizens, and making us a better nation and a more prosperous people? The truth is, we've been sold out by the very ones that we've entrusted with our well-being.

Every US Congress person is a representative. For the most part, they are doing exactly what their constituents want them to do, or they would not be re-elected to the tune of 95% of the time.....

BTW...lobbyists and special interests are ordinary citizens (who have pooled their resources) petitioning the government for redress of grievances.....a defined right in the Bill of Rights...

I think the two party system keeps people in congress even if they aren't doing what the peope want. There is only one other option each election.

The "option" is to elect pro-America representatives, and STOP electing and re-electing professional politicians to serve in government. It's just that simple. No one is forced to vote for professional politicians, voters do that on their own, then complain for the next four years. Go figure. Our representatives do NOT just waltz into Washington and take a seat, we elect them. So, where does the blame lie?

You have two choices that are virtually the same.

I totally disagree. You have more than two choices, and not all choices are the same.