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“PASSPORT BACKLOG REDUCTION ACT OF 2007” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1553 on July 18, 2007.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
PASSPORT BACKLOG REDUCTION ACT OF 2007
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speech of
HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY
of california
in the house of representatives
Monday, July 16, 2007
Ms. WOOLSEY. Madam Speaker, despite the backlog of passport applications and the lack of sufficient staff to accommodate the workload, passport agency personnel have done a remarkable job of assisting my constituents in getting passports. The National Passport Information Center, the Washington, DC, Passport Agency, and the San Francisco Passport Agency, in particular, have been extremely helpful. The men and women in the State Department who are meeting this administrative crisis should be acknowledged for the extra effort they have been making to ensure U.S. citizens are able to travel abroad to work, vacation, participate in church and service projects, and attend educational programs. I rise in support of S. 966 and urge my colleagues to vote in favor of the bill.
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