AMEN to your questions. I think we should ask EVERY politician most of those questions and demand answers.
They're OUR EMPLOYEES!
I tell that to people all the time. Hold their feet to the fire and don't vote for them next time. Problem is, either you vote for your guy who let you down or you vote for the other party. Most people don't seem to want the other guy in. We have lost our leverage with the elected and we must get it back.