text: "This week is ""Stop Government Abuse Week"" in the House of Representatives.  My colleagues and I are extremely serious about bringing accountability back to Washington and restoring Americans' trust in their government. The days of high-ranking federal officials at the IRS and elsewhere getting away with betraying the public's trust and then being put on paid, taxpayer-funded vacations must be brought to a permanent end. In the real world, negligence and law-breaking has consequences. It's time for reckless government employees to play by the same rules as the hardworking Americans outside of Washington who fund their paychecks. My bill, the Government Employee Accountability (GEA) Act, is one of the major steps we are taking to accomplish this.  Read my op-ed on the GEA Act from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: http://triblive.com/opinion/featuredcommentary/4382278-74/government-washington-trust   Become of Citizen Co-Sponsor of the GEA Act: https://www.cosponsor.gov/details/hr2579-113   Coverage of the GEA Act:  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324564704578629623532032726.html  http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/kelly-bill-irs-lerner/2013/07/29/id/517587   Follow the conversation on Twitter using the hashtage: #RestoreTrust"