联邦众议员富尔彻：个案服务已为爱达荷居民追回2600万美元
10月24日，爱达荷州联邦众议员拉斯·富尔彻的办公室宣布，通过国会个案服务工作，迄今已为爱达荷州居民追回2600万美元。这笔款项涉及联邦机构拖欠或延误处理的各类款项，包括退税、福利金以及其他应得的联邦款项，由议员办公室协助居民与联邦机构沟通后得以落实。
富尔彻办公室表示，个案服务是联邦众议员办公室日常工作的重要部分，许多居民在与联邦机构打交道时遇到程序复杂、进展缓慢的问题，办公室可以代为查询、催办并推动解决。过去一段时间，办公室收到的求助涵盖多个领域，既有普通家庭的退税问题，也有退伍军人福利、小企业与联邦机构之间的往来款项。
办公室强调，追回的2600万美元并非拨款或新增支出，而是居民本应获得的款项，通过个案跟进最终回到居民手中。富尔彻方面表示，办公室将继续为爱达荷州居民提供个案协助，并鼓励遇到联邦机构办事难题的居民主动联系办公室寻求帮助。
来源：GSM·美国
Rep. Fulcher: Casework Has Returned $26 Million to Idaho Residents
On October 24, the office of U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher of Idaho announced that its congressional casework has so far returned $26 million to Idaho residents. The money covers amounts owed or delayed by federal agencies — tax refunds, benefit payments and other federal funds residents were entitled to — recovered after the office intervened with the agencies on residents' behalf.
The office said casework is an important part of a House member's daily work: many residents run into complex procedures and slow progress when dealing with federal agencies, and the office can inquire, follow up and press for resolution. Recent requests have spanned many areas, from family tax refunds to veterans' benefits and small businesses' transactions with federal agencies.
The office emphasized that the $26 million is not an appropriation or new spending, but money that belonged to residents and reached them through casework follow-up. Fulcher's office said it will continue providing casework assistance and encourages residents facing problems with federal agencies to contact the office for help.
Source: GSM News
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
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