President Obama is eager to use the few remaining legislative days before the election to get some work done.
Congressional leaders met at the White House yesterday to discuss a funding package that would avoid a government shutdown on Oct. 1.
Many see Congress as frustratingly ineffective. Currently, fewer than one in five Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. Recent Congresses have struggled with productivity in terms of lawmaking. Members of Congress work on a limited schedule and spend more than half their time raising money.
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