Americans continue to approve of how the Democrats in Congress are handling the situation as compared to the Republicans. The GOP's approval rating dropped to 34 percent from 43 percent in September.

A large majority of Americans think the House Judiciary Committee should agree to end the hearings by a specific date.

Sixty-four percent of Americans think the charges against Clinton are less serious than those in the Watergate investigation in the 1970s, and 10 percent believe the charges are more serious.

Most questions have a sampling margin of +/- 3.5 percentage points.

Question 1: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his Clinton job approval rating job as president?

Now Sept. 23-24 Sept. 14-15

63% 66% 63%

Question 2: Based on what you know at this point, do you think that Bill Clinton should or should not be impeached and removed from office?

Should Clinton Be Impeached?
Now Sept. 23-24	Yes 32% 29%	No 65% 68%

Question 3: Do you think Bill Clinton should or should not resign now and turn the presidency over to Al Gore?

Should Clinton Resign?
Now Sept. 23-24	Yes 34% 33%	No 64% 64%

Question 4: Rather than removing President Clinton from office, do you think Congress should or should not resolve this matter by voting to censure Clinton -- that is, pass formal resolution expressing disapproval of his actions?

Should Congress Censure Clinton?
Now Sept. 23-24	Yes 53% 56%	No 38% 39%

Question 5: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?

Congress Job Approval Rating
Now Sept. 11-12	44% 55%

Question 6: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans/Democrats in Congress are handling the current investigation into the charges against Bill Clinton?

Handling Clinton Investigation
Democrats Republicans	Approve 44% 34%	Disapprove 45% 58%
How GOP Is Handling Clinton Investigation
Now Sept. 11-12	Approve 34% 58%	Disapprove 43% 48%

Question 7: As you may know, Congress iscurrently considering whether to hold hearings into the charges against Bill Clinton, in order to determine whether or not he should be impeached. Would you favor or oppose Congress holding those hearings?

Impeachment Hearings
Favor Oppose	44% 53%

Question 8: Do you think the House Judiciary Committee should consider only the charges stemming from Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky or any charges that members of Congress believe should be investigated?

Hearings Should Look Into...
Only Lewinsky matter Other charges as well	30% 50%

Question 9: Do you think the HouseJudiciary Committee should agree to end the hearings by a specific date, or allow the hearings to continue as long as the committee believes it is necessary to do so?

Question 10: From what you have heard or read, do you think that Congress has or has not been conducting its review of the charges against Bill Clinton in a fair and impartial manner?

Congress Investigating Charges In Fair and Impartial Manner?
Yes No	44% 50%

Question 12: Comparing the charges against Bill Clinton today with the charges against Richard Nixon in the Watergate controversy, which do you think are more serious -- the charges against Richard Nixon, the charges against Bill Clinton, or do you think the charges against both men are equally serious?

Charges Against Clinton Compared to Watergate
Less serious More serious As serious	64% 10% 23%