{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bera.house.gov/news/press-releases/rep-bera-s-office-recovers-over-17-million-in-benefits-for-sacramento-county-residents", "Rep. Bera\u2019s Office Recovers Over $17 Million in Benefits for Sacramento County Residents", "2023-12-20", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "CA", "Ami Bera", "B001287", "bera.house.gov", "bera", "https://bera.house.gov/news", "scraper", "U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) today announced that his office has now returned more than $17 million in federal casework dollars to residents in California\u2019s 6th Congressional District.\n\nSince taking office in 2013, Bera\u2019s office has resolved more than 27,500 cases for constituents and returned over $17.6 million dollars in federal benefits. These casework dollars are secured by helping retrieve constituents\u2019 backlogged veterans\u2019 benefits, stalled tax refunds, Social Security and Medicare payments, and more.\n\n\"I am proud to share that my office has returned over $17 million in owed benefits to Sacramento County residents,\" said Representative Ami Bera. \"Whether it\u2019s expediting stalled tax refunds or assisting seniors with Medicare and Social Security payment delays, my office is committed to providing assistance. If you need help recovering your hard-earned federal benefits, please do not hesitate to reach out to my office.\u201d\n\nConstituents in need of assistance are encouraged to visit Bera\u2019s website: bera.house.gov/casework or contact his office at (916) 635-0505.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://bera.house.gov/news/press-releases/rep-bera-s-office-recovers-over-17-million-in-benefits-for-sacramento-county-residents"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.502249389886856, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}