{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://boyle.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-boyle-demands-ppa-chairman-ashdale-resign-or-be-fired-wake", "Congressman Boyle Demands PPA Chairman Ashdale Resign or Be Fired in Wake of Auditor General Report", "2017-12-07", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "PA", "Brendan Boyle", "B001296", "boyle.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "PHILADELPHIA, PA \u2013 Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) released the following statement in response to Pennsylvania State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale\u2019s findings regarding the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA):\n\u201cIt is painfully clear that sweeping and immediate changes must begin at the PPA and they must start at the top with Chairman Joseph Ashdale\u2019s resignation\u00a0or removal,\u201d said Congressman Boyle. \u201cThese latest findings by Auditor General DePasquale leave no doubt that, under Chairman Ashdale\u2019s leadership, the Philadelphia Parking Authority allowed a sexual harasser to continue as its executive director. This broken culture of demeaning and degrading women is beyond comprehension for any reasonable person. There must be consequences for his disgraceful leadership.\u201d\n\u201cThe handling of sexual harassment complaints against the former executive director boggles the mind on so many levels,\u201d said Auditor General DePasquale. \u201cI would have fired him on the spot once the investigation confirmed the accusations and he admitted it.\"  \n\t# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://boyle.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-boyle-demands-ppa-chairman-ashdale-resign-or-be-fired-wake"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6723110564053059, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}