https://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/12009/all en https://archive2.mrc.org/bias-alerts/ap-laments-productive-congress-gets-no-respect-voters <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/ken-shepherd">Ken Shepherd</a> </div> </div> </div> <div style="float: right;"><img height="104" width="139" src="http://www.mrc.org/biasalert/uploads/APLogo-medium.jpg" /></div><p> To Associated Press writer Jim Abrams, the 111th Congress seems to be the Rodney Dangerfield of American politics. It just gets no respect.<br /><br /> This despite the fact, Abrams laments in <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101018/ap_on_bi_ge/us_prolific_congress">an October 18 story</a>, that it's been a thoroughly "productive" Congress.<br /></p><p><a href="https://archive2.mrc.org/bias-alerts/ap-laments-productive-congress-gets-no-respect-voters" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division AssociatedPress BiasAlert Budget congress healthcare JimAbrams liberalmediabias NormanOrnstein Spending taxes Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:33:00 +0000 36807 at https://archive2.mrc.org