[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 18, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 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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