The Congressional Report with Iowa Congressman Tom Latham - Click here for a list of all episodes of the Congressional Report
 October 2006
 Subject: A Treasure Hunt to Recover Lost Money and Valuable Information

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Have you ever lost money?  You knew you had placed it in your pocket, in your purse, or on a table, but now it is gone and you have no idea where it went.  It is a frustrating feeling.

Think about how frustrating it would be if you lost a tax refund check, a savings bond, or your pension check.  Would you know how to begin to recover that lost money?  How about where you would go to get answers to a number of questions from the federal, state, or local government?

This edition of The Congressional Report lays out a map to a treasure chest of information on how to cut through government red tape and easily track down, find and recover lost money that is rightfully yours.  The program also details how Iowans can quickly access valuable information, located at one convenient and powerful resource, on every aspect of your government.

The treasure hunt begins with Congressman Latham’s first guest Anthony Burke - a spokesman for the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, DC.  Anthony details how Iowans can track down and recover undelivered federal tax refunds and research unclaimed refunds for themselves or other family members.

Kim Treat, Director of Investor Education with the Bureau of Public Debt, then joins the Congressman to explain how Iowans can hunt down and recover lost money like U.S. Savings Bonds.

The final segment features an in-depth review of FirstGov.gov, the United States government’s official web portal which provides a countless amount of information, expert advice, and tips on almost every aspect of daily life.  Bev Godwin, the Director of the FirstGov.gov Federal Citizen Information Center, Office of Citizen Services shows how easy it is to find the answers to lost money questions and almost any other question relating to government with the click of a mouse.