They did not just sit in the offices and wait for constituents to come and see them about their problems. they went to the constituents. holding office hours on a periodic basis in each county seat in the 22 counties of Iowas Sixth District. They helped expedite Federal agency action on issuance of missing social security. veterans pension and GI educational assistance checks. assisted in obtaining status reports regarding Federal grant applications. helped local officials contact the right Federal official for information regarding programs in which they were interested. and in general acted as omsbudsmen between the State and local governments and individuals and Federal agencies at the regional and national level. Many a family was reunited earlier than would otherwise have been the case because of an inquiry made by Congressman MAYNE to the Passport Office or Visa Office. Families got in touch through efforts of the Mayne office with relatives caught in revolutions or wars while traveling abroad. Many a misunderstanding between an individual and the Federal agency was straightened out.