Community News: Senator Jim Webb’s staff to hold satellite office hours in Staunton April 15th

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Senator Jim Webb’s staff to hold satellite office hours in Staunton April 15th

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News Release
Published: April 8, 2008

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Senator Jim Webb created the “Webb Sites” program last year to provide satellite office-hour locations for Virginians to speak with a representative of the Senator’s staff in their local communities. Over the past year, Senator Webb’s staff have held more than 70 “Webb Sites” in at least 30 communities across Virginia, serving hundreds of citizens.

In addition to Senator Webb’s district offices around Virginia, the “Webb Sites” program offers additional face-to-face contact with staff representatives and aims to provide access to constituents traveling from long distances.

A “Webb Site” will be held in Staunton at the public library from Noon-2:00pm on Tuesday, April 15, 2008.

These sessions are designed to assist constituents in Staunton and the surrounding communities with difficulties relating to Social Security and Medicare benefits, veterans’ benefits, legal immigration, federal student loans, military service, and other federally-related matters. The Staunton location is targeted at constituents living in the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro as well as residents of Bath, Highland, Rockbridge, Augusta and Rockingham Counties.

“I am pleased that this program has enabled my staff to get out into Virginia’s communities and help constituents,” said Senator Webb. “The ‘Webb Sites’ program has been tremendously successful this past year, and I look forward to expanding the program to make my Senate office even more accessible to more Virginians.”

Representatives from Senator Webb’s office will help constituents complete casework inquiry and privacy forms so that assistance can be properly conducted in keeping with federal law. Constituents are asked to bring copies of all pertinent information regarding their cases in order to facilitate a timely response. For citizens who wish to work on another person’s behalf, the constituent with the concern must provide written permission for such action.