Argumentative Essay: Is Congress Doing A Poor Job

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I believe that congress is doing a poor job. Personally, I believe that the Senate and the House have become a somewhat horrible representation of what the American people represent. Due to the lag of listening the congress does, and the millions of dollars they make being who they are, they argue non-stop and divide us regardless of what the party they represent truly asks for and wants. To give an example of the poor job congress tends to do, 90% of the United States of America population supported and agreed on the background check on gun control, however, congress still couldn’t agree and get something done about it. I strongly agree that average member of Congress listens to the party leadership in Congress. I don’t believe that Congress

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