Politics | Congress Congress' Ever-Dismal Approval Rating: 13% And, in a record high, 84% disapprove By Evann Gastaldo Posted Aug 16, 2011 7:21 AM CDT Copied Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., whispers to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, in the House Speaker's office before a meeting on the debt limit increase in Washington, July 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg) Just when you thought Americans couldn't hate Congress any more than they already did ... the approval rating drops to 13% in the latest Gallup poll. That's a tie for the record low; the other time approval dropped to 13% was during the lame duck session in December 2010, Politico notes. Independents in particular have a sour taste in their mouth: Only 9% approve of Congress. Meanwhile, 84% of Americans disapprove of Congress, which is a record high. The same poll also found President Obama saddled with a record low approval rating. Read These Next White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. Supreme Court ruling is a big blow to Planned Parenthood. Report an error