GLEN COVE, NY (TIP):   In the seven months since Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Nassau, Queens) won the February special election to regain his 3rd Congressional district seat, his two district offices in Queens and Nassau have delivered record-breaking constituent services.

In the first 200 days, Suozzi staff have assisted nearly 1,000 families with casework, resulting in a constituent savings windfall savings of $1,470,702.

“I have always tried to be an ‘ombudsman’ representative, representing the interests of my constituents and maintaining a quality office staff tasked with advocating for constituents faced with administrative difficulties, especially those caused by federal agencies,” explained Suozzi.

Suozzi has two office locations at 51 Glen Street in Glen Cove and another at 242-09 Northern Boulevard in Douglaston, Queens. “If you can’t get an answer from a federal agency in a timely fashion, or if you feel you have been treated unfairly, our office may be able to help resolve a problem or get you the information you need,” Suozzi said.

Suozzi constituent caseworkers provide assistance to residents with a wide range of federal issues.

Issues with Social Security applications, checks, and benefits are common. There are also problems with Medicare, passports, small business loans, and other federal loan programs. The office also helps with grant applications and gets constituents access to Capitol tours and tickets.

Suozzi maintains a specific staff member to work with veterans on any issues they may have. Suozzi also assists young men and women seeking to apply to military academies.

“We never forget the Vet in our offices,” boasted Suozzi.

The office can also send constituents congressional commendations or presidential greetings, help people purchase flags flown over the Capitol, and help college students and recent graduates secure summer, fall, and spring semester internships.

Some recent successful casework stories include working with the State Department to get a Glen Head family’s young son from Azerbaijan to America for a life-saving heart operation and helping a disabled Hicksville retired police officer with his overdue $27,000 income tax refund.

A 93-year-old Bethpage woman needed help with her SSI Social Security payments, and a Port Washington woman who had lost her passwords was unable to log in to her own financial accounts.

An 85-year-old Whitestone man needed replacement naturalization papers after his home was destroyed by fire in November 2021. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had replaced the papers but sent them to the wrong address, and office staff helped to get the paperwork to the correct address.

Oyster Bay town officials wanted to purchase some USPS excess property to provide access to nearby youth athletic fields and sought a meeting to facilitate the transaction. The Post Office bureaucrats in Washington balked, and Suozzi’s office set the wheels in motion by scheduling a Zoom meeting.

Another highlight of constituent response was when a Nassau County family received a posthumous Purple Heart in Sea Cliff this past Memorial Day for their late Navy veteran relative.

“Helping Queens and Long Island families is one of my priorities in Congress,” concluded Suozzi.