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On the recordMay 16, 2012
However, the Pew Research Center interviewed more than 3,000 adults about their views of our Government. Fifty-four percent said the Federal Government is 'mostly corrupt,' while 31 percent said 'mostly honest,' and 11 percent said they did not know, or neither.
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Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas

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McCaul cites a Pew survey showing public distrust in the Federal Government.

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