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Lake County News: Thompson help constituents recover more than $1.6 million owed to them by federal agencies

November 1, 2016
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U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) reported that his office has recouped more than $1.6 million owed to residents of the Fifth Congressional District by federal agencies in 2016, including money that was for Lake County residents.

“Providing first-rate constituent services has always been a top priority,” said Thompson. “I’m proud to announce that my office has been able to help residents of our Congressional District recoup over $1.6 million owed to them by federal agencies like the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs among others, including over $23,700 for Lake County residents.”

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

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. 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, nonprofits 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 more than $19,600 from the IRS in the form of delayed refund checks and over $4,050 from FEMA in the form of disaster assistance.

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 or send an email via this link.

All constituents will be asked to complete an advocacy authorization form before Thompson’s staff inquires with an agency on his or her behalf.

Please note that while Thompson’s office cannot guarantee a particular outcome, his staff does their best to ensure that constituents receive a fair and timely response from the agency in question. Thompson’s office is unable to offer legal advice or recommend an attorney.

Thompson represent California’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.