FILIBUSTERED: The Will of the People

Republican obstructionism not only slows down the legislative process, it thwarts the will of the American people. Here is how the nation feels about legislation the Republicans have blocked. The green percentages indicate where majority sentiment in Congress coincided with majority sentiment in the country.

Issue Bill # Approve Disapprove
War in Iraq
(Newsweek, July 2007)		 H.R. 1591 27% 68%
Troop Withdrawal
(Gallup, May 2007)		 H.R. 1591 59% 36%
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation
(ABC News/ Washington Post, January 2007)		 H.R. 4
S. 3		 79% 17%
Stem Cell Research
(Gallup, April 2007)		 S. 5 64% 31%
Renewable Energy
(ABC/Washington Post/Stanford University, May 2007)		 H.R. 6 70% 7%
Performance of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
(USA Today, Gallup, April 2007)		 S.J.Res.14 25% 48%
Unionization (Employee Free Choice Act)
(Gallup, August 2006)		 H.R. 800 59% 29%

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