Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) on Thursday celebrated constituent service victories completed by his staff throughout the first year of his term.
In a statement sent exclusively to The Tennessee Star, the state’s junior senator pledged to continue to make the concerns of Tennesseans his top priority.
“Along with an exceptional Senate staff, I have made it a priority since the day I took office to ensure we are available to meet the needs of all Tennesseans in their communities, and we have done that,” said Senator Hagerty in the statement sent to The Star. “My office has handled thousands of citizen’s requests and delivered impressive results. I look forward to continuing these important constituent services in 2022.”
Specifically, over the course of the year, Hagerty’s Washington D.C. office received 232,137 unique pieces of mail from residents, expressing their opinions on political issues or potential legislation. 227,313 letters received responses,
In addition to the D.C. office, Hagerty has seven offices across the state: Chattanooga, Cookeville, Jackson, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville, and Tri-Cities.
Those constituent-focused offices opened 2,138 cases because of various issues with the federal government, as staff members completed 1,525.
In one example provided by Hagerty’s office, a caseworker helped recover a delayed tax refund from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), including extra funds in interest owed to the citizen.
“Amy Winstead, a caseworker in the Jackson office, helped a single mom obtain her tax refund. The constituent contacted the Jackson office on June 1, requesting assistance with the IRS in regards to her 2020 tax refund. Amy worked with the IRS and tax advocates to pinpoint the issue with the tax return and on June 22, the constituent received her tax return of $4,388.03, which included $21 in interest the government owed,” the statement explained.
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” the constituent received her tax return of $4,388.03″
Robin: Holy Benjamin Franklin, Batman! This child tax credit is too powerful. We will never be able to defeat it.
Batman: Unfortunately Robin, you are right. This is what happens when our Representative Republic turns into a welfare state.
Glad to read that Hagerty’s staff is doing something useful. I wonder when he will do the same.