Record Bee: Thompson helps recover funds for county residents

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that his office has recouped over $1.6 million owed to residents of the Fifth Congressional District by federal agencies in 2016, including over $23,700 for Lake County residents alone.

After receiving assistance with the IRS from Thompson’s office, Barbara and Dave Galvan of Cobb, said: “After waiting for nearly a year for our amended tax return refund we contacted Mike Thompson’s office,” said Dave Galvan of Cobb, joined by his wife, Barbara. “A week or so later we were notified that our refund would arrive the following week, which it did. It feels great to receive the assistance we’re looking for when we contact Mr. Thompson’s office. He and his staff are sincere and care about our needs.”

Thompson can assist individuals, non-profits and businesses in our Fifth Congressional District to navigate and resolve issues with federal agencies, including: the Social Security Administration (SSA); the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS); the Department of State; the Office of Personnel Management (OPM); the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); the Department of Labor (DOL); the Department of Education; the Department of Defense (DOD); and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).

Thompson helps constituents resolve a wide variety of issues with the above mentioned federal agencies, including issues related to veterans’ benefits; Social Security and Medicare benefits; immigration; passport and visa issues; IRS and tax-related issues; small business concerns; students loans; HUD housing issues; disaster assistance; and USPS issues.

In Lake County, Thompson helped constituents recoup over $19,600 from the IRS in the form of delayed refund checks and over $4,050 from FEMA in the form of disaster assistance.

If you ever encounter any trouble with a federal agency, please contact my Napa District Office,” Thompson said. “We’re here to help.”

To inquire about whether or not Thompson’s office may be able to assist you or a family member, contact his Napa District Office at (707) 226-9898.