Constituent Success Stories
In August we celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. We planned a trip to Antigua for a vow renewal ceremony on the beach and a week of relaxation with family. We overcame many challenges with our travel plans but it was one month before the trip and my husband had not received his passport renewal. Without it, the trip would need to be cancelled! Passport offices were not fully reopened from the COVID-19 shutdown and it was difficult to obtain the status. Someone had suggested reaching out to our local congressman's office.
"The truth is that Rep. Joe Morelle and John Pellito literally saved my life! I have a very rare genetic condition. It requires IV infusions of antibodies and other medications every three weeks over a period of two consecutive days. In January, my health insurance claim was denied for my very expensive IV treatments. I was mortified. I called my insurance provider, who said they had to follow Medicare guidelines.