Constituent Stories

"We can't thank you enough for everything that you have done to help get this behind us successfully. Your efforts were all very much appreciated and truly helpful. And please thank Senator Van Hollen for his continued concern for disabled children and adults, as well as for having people like you on his staff who work every day to help constituents like us (and who make him look good!). It really felt great knowing that you, on behalf of Senator Van Hollen, were watching out for us on this and cared enough to try and help."

We are very happy, obviously. Thank you for EVERYTHING you did to help us with our mother’s VA survivor’s pension. I’m not sure we’d be here yet if it weren’t for you and all your assistance. Our family is grateful for your persistence and caring. It’s been a long, tedious road.

Please express my gratitude to Senator Van Hollen for his efforts regarding the withholding of my disability pay by the VA. The day after the date of the letter to you I received a letter from the VA approving the retroactive payment in full of my disability pay. Had it not been for your efforts, I would be still waiting for a VA response after 23 months!

I am extremely grateful to you and your incredible staff for helping me recently with the Internal Revenue Service ‘roadblock’ that I hit. After emailing your office, I was contacted almost immediately. Thank you so much for helping me clear this up and in such an expeditious manner.

We recently received confirmation from the Internal Revenue Service that the matter had been resolved in our favor, and that we should receive a check within two to three weeks.  Today, we are pleased to report that the check arrived in record time.  The return of this money could not have come at a more meaningful moment, as we, like other small businesses, are doing our best to find our way through the pandemic.  Without the professional help of the Van Hollen Senate Office, this victory could not have been achieved.