{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boeberts-office-releases-july-staff-mobile-office-hours", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office Releases July Staff Mobile Office Hours", "2022-06-28", "2022", "2022-06", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Image\n\nJune 28, 2022\n\nRepresentative Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office announced mobile office hours in the coming weeks.\n\nRepresentative Lauren Boebert stated: \u201cServing the people of Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District is the greatest honor of my life. If you are having issues with a federal agency or want your voice to be heard, please come to one of our mobile office hours, and a member of my team will be happy to assist you.\u201d\n\nStaff from Rep. Boebert\u2019s office will be available to help constituents who aren\u2019t getting answers from federal agencies, like veterans seeking to get the care they earned from the VA, travelers that need expedited assistance to receive a passport on short notice, taxpayers being harassed by the IRS, and senior citizens having issues with the Social Security Administration or Medicare. Additionally, constituents are invited to come to the office hours to express their viewpoints on legislative issues or request special Congressional Commendations from the Congresswoman recognizing outstanding public achievements.\n\nRep. Boebert\u2019s office has returned nearly $1,080,371.73 to constituents.\n\nMobile office hours will be available at the following times and locations:\n\nWEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022\n\nMeeker Mobile Office Hours\n\nMeeker Town Hall\n\n345 Market Street\n\nMeeker, CO\n\n10:00\u201311:00 am\n\nCraig Mobile Office Hours\n\nCraig City Council Chambers\n\n300 W 4th Street\n\nCraig, CO\n\n12:30-1:30pm\n\nWEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2022\n\nCollbran Mobile Office Hours\n\nCollbran Town Hall\n\n1010 High Street\n\nCollbran, CO\n\n10:00 \u201311:00 am\n\nMONDAY, JULY 18, 2022\n\nRio Grande County Mobile Office Hours\n\nTown Hall\n\n28 Silver Thread Lane\n\nSouth Fork\n\n10:30-11:00am\n\nRio Grande County Mobile Office Hours\n\nCourt House\n\n925 6th Street\n\nDel Norte\n\n12:00-1:00pm\n\nRio Grande County Mobile Office Hours\n\nColorado Potato Administrative Committee\n\n1305 Park Avenue\n\nMonte Vista\n\n1:30-2:30pm\n\nAlamosa County Mobile Office Hours\n\nThe Depot\n\n610 State Street\n\nAlamosa, CO\n\n3:30-4:30pm\n\nWEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2022\n\nLeadville Mobile Office Hours\n\nLake County Public Library\n\nBaby Doe Room\n\n1115 Harrison Avenue\n\nLeadville, CO\n\n1:00- 2:00pm\n\nFRIDAY, JULY 22, 2022\n\nLa Plata County Mobile Office Hours\n\nPine River Library\n\nStudy Room 113\n\n395 Bayfield Center Drive\n\nBayfield, CO\n\n3:00-4:00pm\n\nMONDAY, JULY 25, 2022\n\nMontezuma County Mobile Office Hours\n\nMontezuma County Annex\n\n107 North Chestnut Street\n\nCortez, CO\n\n11:00-12:00 pm\n\nRep. Boebert\u2019s Casework Success Stories\n\nDue to red-tape and staffing issues at the VA\u2014including no one answering the phones\u2014a Silver Star veteran had gone 14 months waiting for an authorization for care. Within days of opening the case, the veteran\u2019s condition turned to an emergency. We were able to escalate the case through the VA-VISN, and stayed in contact with the veteran over the weekend so he could get immediate help.\n\nFarmers raised complaints that the USDA was declining their crop loss insurance claims due to \"failure to irrigate\" during a drought. My district staff contacted the agency and worked to have the issue resolved so that farmers' claims could be paid.\n\nA couple traveling overseas was separated due to the husband testing positive for COVID. The wife contacted my office for help since her husband was detained at a quarantine facility with unsafe and unsanitary conditions. My office worked with the Department of State to convey emergency instructions to the embassy and help get the husband out of this dangerous situation.\n\nA Grand Junction small business' EIDL loan was denied by the Small Business Administration (SBA) without justification. My office contacted the SBA to get them to re-look at the case and reverse their decision and grant the EIDL loan and save the small business from going under.\n\nA provider for bi-monthly veterans\u2019 PTSD group counseling had been a repeat no-show for a year and attendance dwindled as fellow veterans struggled to counsel one another. We drew attention to the problem which is now corrected.\n\nA veteran walked into my office in extreme distress with tens of thousands in unpaid medical bills for life-saving emergency medical care that the VA was supposed to cover. He was being harassed by bill collectors and reported the VA denied coverage because he didn\u2019t seek care at his local hospital. The rural hospital didn\u2019t have the needed expertise and doctors from both Albuquerque and Denver were involved in the case which created confusion on paper. We contacted the VA to put the pieces together for justification of coverage, and the veteran\u2019s bills were paid.\n\nI was contacted by a veteran who had been previously denied a claim for an increase in benefits and filed multiple appeals as his chronic condition had quickly been deteriorating his quality of life. At this time the veteran was very close to losing his home as he could not work or perform daily tasks. We were able to get the veteran in contact with the Loan Guarantee Department at the VA to assist with the veteran\u2019s mortgage while we waited for a new medical appointment to document the deterioration of the veteran\u2019s medical condition and the determination from those findings. Within a few months, we were able to help facilitate the increase of monthly benefits well over the expected amount as well as more than doubling the amount of back pay the veteran was expected to receive.\n\nI was contacted by a veteran who was not receiving his retirement or benefits almost a year after retiring from the Navy. We inquired with the Department of the Navy and were able to get his retirement services approved and enrolled in benefits while ensuring the veteran received back pay for the year that he did not receive his retirement pay.\n\nI was contacted by the daughter of a Korean War Veteran that had recently passed away and due to the lack of paperwork, the family was unable to hold a funeral service with military honors and reached out to our office to get his service records to place a plaque on his headstone so he could receive the honor he deserved. Due to the closures of the National Personnel Records Center due to COVID-19, this request was backlogged as no paper records were being retrieved. After almost a full year, we were able to obtain the veteran\u2019s service records for the family to ensure this Korean War Veteran will be honored.\n\nA veteran\u2019s family contacted me regarding the VA\u2019s very slow reaction to their doctor\u2019s request for the veteran\u2019s immediate open-heart surgery. We got the veteran into surgery in three days. The doctor and family indicated the veteran could have died had they waited longer for surgery.\n\nA widow contacted me and was very concerned that she would not receive any funds to assist her with living expenses. She had applied to the VA for benefits but had not heard anything for three months. Within a month after contacting my office she had received the paperwork and funds.\n\nA widow contacted me as she was to receive lump sum spousal benefits and had waited fourth months and not heard anything from the VA. Within a month of contacting me, she received the lump sum payment.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:13:54Z"]], "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://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boeberts-office-releases-july-staff-mobile-office-hours"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9944331832230091, "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"}