{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mcbride-returns-24-million-delawareans-her-first-160-days-office", "Rep. McBride Returns $2.4 Million to Delawareans in Her First 160 Days in Office", "2025-06-12", "2025", "2025-06", "Democrat", "House", "DE", "Sarah McBride", "M001238", "mcbride.house.gov", "mcbride", "https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Image\n\nJune 12, 2025\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 This morning on MSNBC\u2019s Morning Joe, Congresswoman Sarah McBride (D-DE) announced that her office has helped release over $2.4 million of backlogged benefits to Delawareans in just her first 160 days in office.\n\n\u201c160 days into my term in Congress, we\u2019ve returned $2.4 million to Delawareans in backlogged tax returns, Social Security checks, veteran\u2019s benefits, because at the end of the day my job is to deliver for Delawareans,\u201d said Rep. McBride.\n\nFrom assisting with delayed Social Security payments and recovering long-overdue IRS refunds to expediting passports and resolving veterans\u2019 claims, Rep. McBride\u2019s office has already closed more than 340 constituent cases across the state. These efforts have made a real difference in people\u2019s lives \u2014 helping families stay in their homes, enabling seniors to afford medications, and ensuring veterans get the care and support they\u2019ve earned.\n\nHere\u2019s what Delawareans are saying about Congresswoman McBride\u2019s casework:\n\n\u201cI couldn\u2019t be more thankful. I imagined many times that this day would never come.\u201d\n\n\u201cThank you so much! You have been a lifeline to us, and we will never forget all your help!\u201d\n\n\u201cMy deepest thanks! It says a lot about our new Congresswoman and how quickly she has her office up and running with a great staff!!! Congratulations on a job extremely well done!!!\u201d\n\n\u201cYou are an asset to public service, [redacted]. You have been very professional, helpful, efficient, and kind in a time when I was looking for any bit of help possible.\u201d\n\n\u201cExcellent interaction! Excellent staff! Highly recommend - spoke to all my colleagues to support Rep. Sarah McBride and how phenomenal her staff are caring, courteous, professionals and punctual. The best!\n\n\u201cYou are amazing! Please thank Congresswoman McBride for her advocacy. After years of miscommunications and frustration, you have helped me when nothing I ever did resulted in a resolution. I can\u2019t thank you enough.\u201d\n\n\u201cI am so super excited to tell you that my money went in this morning! Thank you so much for your help. This is such good news for me and my family!!\u201d\n\n\u201cThank you so much for your very expeditious response. You have given me excellent service and follow up. Good job!! Best wishes to you and Congresswoman McBride.\u201d\n\n\u201cThank you for all your help and support. I was able to save my home and property. I will be forever grateful for your time and support.\u201d\n\nMcBride\u2019s office continues to support constituents in navigating federal agencies including the Social Security Administration, IRS, VA, and State Department.\n\nIf you are a Delaware resident seeking assistance, you can contact the Congresswoman\u2019s office at mcbride.house.gov/services/help-federal-agency.\n\n###\n\nIssues: Congress Veterans", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T01:08:28Z"]], "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://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mcbride-returns-24-million-delawareans-her-first-160-days-office"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7938730996102095, "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"}