“It’s so bad sometimes I tell people I’m a lawyer,” the South Carolina Republican told POLITICO on Wednesday. “I don’t want to be associated with a body that in the eyes of your fellow citizens seems to be dysfunctional. It matters to me.”

“We’re below sharks and contract killers,” added freshman Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.).

Indeed, lawmakers themselves aren’t among the 9 percent who approve of their own work…

“I want to know who the 9 percent are, I’m afraid they have drivers’ licenses,” quipped Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.).