According to todays Wash-. ington Post. we now have a backlog of 200.000 passport applications waiting to be processed. In some cases. people with real family emergencies are finding it impossible to reach their destination because the State Department passport office is closed. Ukewise. individuals seeking to come to the United States are finding it impossible to get visas from our overseas Embassies. My colleagues. the Untied States is losing hundreds of millions of dollars daily because foreign tourists are unable to fulfill their vacation plans. This Member has been to American consular sections in places like Seoul. Korea. where even under normal conditions the line to get an American visa can be blocks longwith each visa applicant ready to spend thousands of dollars in the United States if given the opportunity. In addition. our Embassies are beginning to face litigation or loss of basic services because of failure to pay our bills. This is not a trivial matter.
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