{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://houchin.house.gov/media/press-releases/houchin-returns-65-million-constituents-through-casework-efforts", "Houchin Returns $6.5 Million to Constituents Through Casework Efforts", "2025-12-23", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Erin Houchin", "H001093", "houchin.house.gov", "houchin", "https://houchin.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Erin Houchin (IN-09) announced that her office has successfully returned more than $6.5 million to residents of Indiana\u2019s 9th Congressional District through constituent casework assistance with federal agencies.\n\nSince taking office, Houchin\u2019s team has worked directly with constituents to resolve issues involving the IRS, Social Security Administration, Medicare, veterans\u2019 benefits, and other federal programs. These efforts have resulted in recovered payments, corrected records, and restored benefits for individuals, families, and small businesses across the district.\n\n\u201cServing the people of Indiana\u2019s 9th District means making sure the federal government works the way it is supposed to,\u201d said Congresswoman Houchin. \u201cCasework is one of the most important responsibilities of our office, and I am proud of the results we have delivered. Every dollar returned represents someone who needed help navigating a government agency that can be unfortunately overwhelming and unresponsive.\u201d\n\nOne such case involved Doug Drake, President and CEO of Personal Counseling Services, Inc., who faced an unresolved IRS issue that placed significant strain on his nonprofit organization. With assistance from Congresswoman Houchin\u2019s office, the matter was resolved and over $380,000 was returned.\n\n\u201cI am extremely grateful for Congresswoman Houchin and her staff,\u201d said Drake. \u201cThey stayed on top of our case, communicated clearly, frequently and ultimately helped recover funds that were rightfully owed to my nonprofit. This could not have been accomplished without their assistance.\u201d\n\nAnother case involved Kettig Coghill and his adult daughter Tasha, who has Down syndrome. After the passing of Coghill\u2019s wife, a Social Security error mistakenly marked Tasha as deceased, cutting off her benefits and Medicare coverage. Rep. Houchin\u2019s office intervened to correct the error and restore her benefits retroactive two years to the date of the mistake.\n\n\u201cWhen my wife passed away and Tasha\u2019s benefits suddenly stopped, it was devastating,\u201d said Coghill. \u201cCongresswoman Houchin\u2019s office treated our situation with compassion and urgency. They helped get everything fixed and restored Tasha\u2019s benefits and Medicare. I will always be thankful for their support during such a difficult time.\u201d", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "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://houchin.house.gov/media/press-releases/houchin-returns-65-million-constituents-through-casework-efforts"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.557389972731471, "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"}