{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221072533/http://bishop.house.gov/press-release/congressman-bishop-stands-our-nation%E2%80%99s-federal-employees", "CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STANDS UP FOR OUR NATION\u2019S FEDERAL EMPLOYEES", "2013-10-07", "2013", "2013-10", "Democrat", "House", "GA", "Sanford Bishop", "B000490", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop (GA-02) stood up for our nation\u2019s furloughed federal employees and voted in favor of\u00a0H.R. 3223, the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act. The bill would retroactively compensate Federal employees furloughed as a result of the government shutdown, which began on October 1, 2013.\n\u201cOur nation\u2019s federal employees are not political bargaining chips. They are a national treasure and should not be penalized for this unnecessary government shutdown,\u201d said Congressman Bishop. \u201cI am still concerned that the Majority refuses to end government shutdown by passing a clean government funding bill. In the meantime, I am proud to be able to support our federal employees and aim to fulfill our obligation to those who protect our borders, monitor our food supply, preserve our environment, maintain our national security, and perform all other services provided by our Federal Government.\u201d\nH.R. 3223 was approved by a vote of 407 to 0. It now goes to the United States Senate for its consideration.\n###", 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://web.archive.org/web/20140221072533/http://bishop.house.gov/press-release/congressman-bishop-stands-our-nation%E2%80%99s-federal-employees"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.2794829457998276, "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"}