Lending a Helping Hand

One of the most fulfilling parts of representing the people of Nebraska’s Third District in Washington is advocating for their best interests. Whether it’s ensuring farmers and ranchers enjoy the benefits of tax reform like other businesses or keeping essential air service alive and well at our regional airports, we have many interests which must be safeguarded through each reauthorization and funding measure considered by Congress.

While legislative goals are important to large cross-sections of Nebraska, it’s the individual case work which helps the most from day to day. Residents of the Third District can visit either of my Nebraska offices in Grand Island or Scottsbluff during business hours to request help with all kinds of federal matters. These might include advocating on your behalf to ensure fair treatment by the Department of Veterans Affairs or finding out why your Social Security check is late.

My staff can also help constituents with immigration and travel issues such as visas and passports. If you have an unexpected need to travel, such as a death in the family, and you realize your passport has expired, my staff can help to expedite the replacement process. If you have family living abroad who plan to visit the U.S., we can reach out to our embassies and consulates to ensure the visa process functions as smoothly as possible.

Young people who wish to attend one of our service academies for college need an appointment from a member of Congress. Each year, my staff collects applications from students and their parents who we then help to attend schools such as West Point, the Naval Academy, or the Air Force Academy, among others. We can also help service members to enlist, reenlist, or work out disagreements with the Department of Defense.

All the services mentioned above, in addition to many others, are available at my Grand Island and Scottsbluff offices, as well as through mobile offices which I advertise on a monthly basis. I strive to make staff available in each of the 75 counties throughout the sprawling Third District at least once per Congress. In other areas where we see an inordinate number of casework concerns, my staff holds events called Caseworker in Your Community to keep people from having to drive as far.

For information on these events or to learn more about the services we offer, please feel free to call my Grand Island office at 308-384-3900, my Scottsbluff office at 308-633-6333, or visit my website at AdrianSmith.House.Gov. My staff and I strive to lend a helping hand to constituents of the Third District and we look forward to serving you in your time of need.