Disapprove, 84 percent of Americans Congress of jobs, survey finds

Legislators will return to Washington Tuesday for a program of work an election year to begin meeting with low expectations for the principal legislative, but also on the polls just for themselves.

A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows a new high - 84 percent of Americans - disapprove of the job Congress did, with almost two-thirds say they "strongly oppose." Only 13 percent of Americans approve of how things are going for the 112th Congress passed the first year of the action freezes, an unprecedented level of public indignation that both parties were concerned about their positions less than 10 months before the voters decide their fate.

It was nearly four years, since even 30 percent of respondents expressed approval of Congress, and not after the Post-ABC poll and support in relation to the lows they hit last fall recovered.

In the face of public dismay, are House Republicans and Democrats in the Senate agenda by smaller scale for years to come, in part to avoid the bitter political confrontations of 2011, and the best position themselves for the elections in the fall.

Due to the policy of re-election is the second session of each traditionally less ambitious than the first because the Congress and legislative campaigns are generally less time in Washington.Legislative Affairs to take this year, but it is in the shadow of the $ 5000000000000 in reducing the deficit through tax increases and spending cuts, which come into force scheduled to meet next January 1. The movement was to reach an unsuccessful attempt by Congress "supercommittee" last fall, a compromise on the budget deficit and the outgoing president George W. tax cuts of the Bush era has started.

The idea is that tax issues are returned to the central battleground in the presidential and legislative elections. If voters to embrace a party is the clear position against the other, it could push negotiations on a broad tax and spending to treat a lame duck session after the elections or early 2013.

In the meantime, with the House reconvened on Tuesday and the Senate next week, Congress is ready, a series of minor skirmishes to provisions that have been temporarily extended in the new year has resumed.

The most important of these is the proposal of President Obama to extend a tax holiday pay for employees with this year, an issue that has paralyzed the House Republicans before the holidays.

Instead of relying on a full one-year extension Congress agreed on spending cuts, just enough to offset the tax exemption to extend to February 29. Democrats say that brings in the driver's seat to start the new session, contributing to a debate that divided Republicans, many of which continue to provide a contrast. The Senate Democrats also hope to grow new smaller bore elements strictly focused on specific sectors, such as roads and schools that lead to either cross-party offer or show Republicans obstacle to their agenda.

"The problems are most notable in 2012 - jobs that support the income inequality of the middle class, -. are much better for Democrats than the total of the previous year, which is a much better year for us, "said Senator