{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://woodall.house.gov/news-story/congressman-calls-repeal-franking-privilege", "Congressman calls for repeal of franking privilege", "2014-10-01", "2014", "2014-10", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Rob Woodall", "W000810", "woodall.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Rep. Rob Woodall said it is time Congress plays by the same rules as the people they represent.\nWoodall, along with Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), has introduced legislation to repeal the congressional franking privilege which allows members of Congress to send mail with a signature in lieu of postage and reimburse the Postal Service at a later date.\nThe bipartisan Woodall-Duckworth legislation would require members of Congress to use prepaid postage. The legislation has earned the support of a coalition of government watchdog groups who, in a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives, claimed making the actual costs of the franking privilege evident \u201cwill encourage greater self-restraint by members and more accurate accounting.\u201d\n\u201cIn an era where trust in government is at an all-time low, we should be able to achieve common sense, bipartisan reforms that make the federal government more accountable,\u201d Woodall said. \u201cThis straightforward bill would simply ensure that congressional offices play by the same rules at the Post Office as the folks they represent. That should not be controversial, and I hope my colleagues will work with me to repeal this antiquated congressional perk.\u201d\nWoodall represents the 7th Congressional District which includes portions of Gwinnett and Forsyth counties.", 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://woodall.house.gov/news-story/congressman-calls-repeal-franking-privilege"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7474550511687994, "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"}