{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://menendez.house.gov/media/press-releases/menendez-returns-over-61-million-to-constituents-through-casework-efforts", "Menendez Returns Over $6.1 Million to Constituents Through Casework Efforts", "2026-08-25", "2026", "2026-08", "Democrat", "House", "NJ", "Robert Menendez", "M001226", "menendez.house.gov", "menendez", "https://menendez.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "JERSEY CITY, NJ \u2013 Congressman Rob Menendez announced today that his team has successfully returned more than $6.1 million to New Jersey\u2019s Eighth Congressional District residents through federal casework assistance.\n\nSince taking office, Menendez\u2019s casework team has assisted constituents in recovering federal benefits from the IRS, Social Security Administration, Medicare, Veterans Affairs, and other federal programs.\n\n\u201cMaking sure government works for everyone who calls our communities home is at the core of our mission,\u201d said Congressman Menendez. \u201cOur team is committed to delivering government as a service. Reaching this milestone reflects our team\u2019s hard work, and we will keep fighting every day for the people we serve.\u201d\n\nOne such case involved a constituent from Hoboken who had severe difficulties obtaining public service loan forgiveness that they were eligible for. Menendez\u2019s casework team was able to work to resolve this situation and secure over $370,000 in loan forgiveness for their constituent.\n\n\u201cI am writing to extend my heartfelt gratitude for your invaluable assistance and support in resolving my student loan issues, resulting in the discharge of these loans. Your office listened and acted with compassion and efficiency. This debt forgiveness is life-changing for me and my family. Thank you!\u201d - Constituent from Hoboken.\n\nAnother constituent from Jersey City faced an unresolved IRS issue for years. With the assistance from Menendez\u2019s casework team, the matter was resolved in a few weeks and over $88,000 was returned.\n\n\u201cI had a wonderful experience with the Office of Congressman Rob Menendez. The whole team quickly responded to my request for help, and everyone was very helpful. I had been trying to solve my problem with the IRS for years, and they solved it in a few weeks. They did an amazing job! I really appreciate the support from the team. Thank you!\u201d - Constituent from Jersey City.", 1, "2026-08-26T05:33:32Z", "2026-08-26T05:34:56Z"]], "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://menendez.house.gov/media/press-releases/menendez-returns-over-61-million-to-constituents-through-casework-efforts"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.927373930811882, "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"}