National Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted February 5-6, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Members of Congress often meet with regulators and other government officials to discuss government actions that can help or hurt people in the Congressman’s District. In these meetings, do members of Congress attempt to achieve a fair result? Or, do they try to help their friends and hurt their political opponents?

19% Try to achieve a fair result
59% Try to help their friends and hurt their political opponents
22% Not sure

2* Should members of Congress be prohibited from meeting with regulators and government officials to discuss actions that could help or hurt people in the Congressman’s District?

29% Meeting Prohibited
55% Meetings Disclosed
5% No Disclosure Required
12% Not sure

3* Will most politicians break the rules to help people who give them a lot of money?

60% Yes
19% No
21% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence