How coronavirus changed Congress

Since the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States, Congress has seen a jump in its approval ratings. Chris Cillizza explains why this is the perfect example of why people don't like the government until they need them.

SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:
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Trump signs coronavirus relief legislation into law

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Congress Job Approval Highest Since 2009

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Republicans pump brakes on new coronavirus stimulus spending

House approves $3 trillion Covid aid bill and historic rules change to allow remote voting

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49 comments

    1. CNN let me know when they show up for work ! How is it me, a construction worker is essential and Nancy Pelosi doesn’t show up for work ?
      Absolutely insane !
      Also insane ? If you call Trump a racist one more time and don’t mention Bidens voting record on segregation or how ” Joe’s ” law has put tens of thousands of people away for decades for marijuana.
      But, by all means leave Racist out of Bidens description !
      That makes sense ……
      said : no one at all !
      Biden is a career politician who hasn’t done a damn thing in 40+ years of being in DC

  1. I haven’t seen any changes same old fighting like there wasn’t a virus i don’t know where CNN is getting that congress has changed

    1. Lv. The situation is what has changed. November is when WE change it, and “same old fighting”? Look at these comments and tell me our gov. doesn’t represent us

    1. What’s fake 😂😂😂 you’ve been in lala land your whole life ….catch up on the real world then come back with a relevant comment

    2. Fake news is not the right word.. say it like trump would.. bullshitters, conspiracy theorist, biased, liars, and overall just hacks… hahahhahaaha TRUMP 2020 and keep draining this infested dem swamp….

    3. Pejotade Fotografia idiot 🤦🏽‍♂️ welp let’s see how much further the money gets you lmao when everyone becomes poor …who you gonna profit off of? can’t make profit if the people have nothing

  2. I thought CONGRESS would be more united because of the VIRUS , but they got more SEPARATED

    1. @Flavius Stilicho The fascists are the people who want to take away our constitutional rights. That would include every democrat.

  3. “All Congresses and Parliaments have a kindly feeling for idiots, and a compassion for them, on account of personal experience and heredity.”- Mark Twain

  4. hcq+zinc does work for early stage treatment, but majority of media never discuss,NIH Va study don’t use zinc on purpose or vitamin d

    1. They waited until those patients were terminal before they treated them. It was rigged to fail. HCQ with zinc and zpak works. Period. Zelenko is publishing his study any day. He is working with german scientists so that it will be bulletproof, since the media and big pharma will do everything they can to destroy it. This cheap treatment is costing big pharma billions😀

    1. are everyone at cnn really pedos or is it just fredo and frodo stinky finger

  5. Sorry liberals, you are not taking my AR-15 or my 2nd Amendment! 🇺🇸#TRUMP2020🇺🇸

  6. Let’s ask how cnn went from the standard in journalism to a bottom feeding sleazy gossip rag that only leans one way democrat. You don’t report news you sell hate fear under the guise of “news”.

  7. Has anybody noticed how CNN deprives their viewers of the daily briefing, as well as ceremonies and other things from the White House? Partisan fake news at its best.

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