{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://rokita.house.gov/press-release/rokita-leads-federal-employee-accountability", "ROKITA LEADS ON FEDERAL EMPLOYEE ACCOUNTABILITY", "2016-09-30", "2016", "2016-09", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Todd Rokita", "R000592", "rokita.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "ROKITA LEADS ON FEDERAL EMPLOYEE ACCOUNTABILITY \nINTRODUCES CIVIL SERVICE REFORM BILL\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 This week, Rep. Todd Rokita introduced the Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency Act, addressing growing concerns about the conduct of federal employees.\u00a0 The bill would create at-will employment status for new federal employees, immediately suspend employees due to misconduct or poor performance, and ensure that taxpayers are only paying for official work activities.\n\u201cAmericans are tired of seeing federal employees from the Internal Revenue Service, Veterans Affairs, General Services Administration, and many other agencies maintain employment, at the taxpayers\u2019 expense, after engaging in misconduct, receiving consistent poor performance reviews, and abusing the appeals process.\u00a0 Even more, taxpayers should not have to pay for employees who don\u2019t answer letters, return phone calls, or solve problems that often times are created by the bureaucrats themselves.\u00a0 This bill is a step toward holding federal employees accountable to ensure that citizens are receiving the best service possible.\u201d\u00a0 \n\u00a0\n\u00a0\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": ["http://rokita.house.gov/press-release/rokita-leads-federal-employee-accountability"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5570749528706074, "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"}