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SUMMARY: A new survey from the Pew Research Center finds the nation is increasingly distrustful of the federal government: 73 percent don't have faith that lawmakers -- members of Congress in particular -- will do the right thing. Judy Woodruff asks Andy Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center, for more details and historical context.
JUDY WOODRUFF (Newshour): Next -- and this picks up on a theme Jeff just discussed with Al Gore -- a new survey from the Pew Research Center finds the nation increasingly distrustful of the federal government.
The findings released today show that about one-quarter of Americans trust government to do the right thing always or most of the time. A whopping 73 percent don't. And those surveyed blame members of Congress. Asked if the political system can work, 56 percent responded that lawmakers are the problem, and 32 percent disagreed.
To put this in historical perspective, we are joined by Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center.
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