{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/icymi-gallup-dysfunctional-government-surpasses-economy-as-top-us-problem", "ICYMI: Gallup: Dysfunctional Government Surpasses Economy as Top U.S. Problem", "2013-10-09", "2013", "2013-10", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Joe Donnelly", "D000607", "www.donnelly.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "ICYMI: Gallup: Dysfunctional Government Surpasses Economy as Top U.S. Problem\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tLast week, Sen. Donnelly cited some in Congress as biggest obstacle to future job creation\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWednesday, October 9, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington, D.C.\u2014Today, Gallup reported that Americans are now more likely to name dysfunctional government as the most important problem facing our country.\u00a0\r\nFrom Frank Newport\u2019s article on the polling data, \u201cThirty-three percent of Americans cite dissatisfaction with government and elected representatives as the nation's top issue, the highest such percentage in Gallup's trend dating back to 1939. Dysfunctional government now eclipses the economy (19%), unemployment (12%), the deficit (12%), and healthcare (12%) as the nation's top problem.\u201d\r\n\r\nSource: Gallup: \u201cDysfunctional Gov't Surpasses Economy as Top U.S. Problem\u201d\r\nLast week, Senator Joe Donnelly spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate, citing some in Congress as the biggest obstacle to future job creation and outlining how Congress\u2019 dysfunction is hurting the U.S. and Indiana economies.\u00a0 Watch his full remarks here.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Press Contact \n\t\t\t\t\tDonnelly_Press@Donnelly.Senate.Gov", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/icymi-gallup-dysfunctional-government-surpasses-economy-as-top-us-problem"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8292000275105238, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}