National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 27-28, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How confident are you that Congress knows what it's doing when it comes to addressing the country’s current economic problems?

7% Very confident
22% Somewhat confident
29% Not very confident
38% Not at all confident
4% Not sure

2* Do most members of Congress understand legislation before they vote on it?

25% Yes
54% No
22% Not sure

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