Lankford Calls Out Passport Backlog
May 05, 2023
May 05, 2023
WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter on May 4, 2023:
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address the passport application backlog of more than 3 million that is forcing Oklahomans to face months-long delays. The current backlog is far above the pandemic-era peak that Lankford sounded the alarm on in 2020 and higher than it was when he raised a similar concern in 2021. . . .
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address the passport application backlog of more than 3 million that is forcing Oklahomans to face months-long delays. The current backlog is far above the pandemic-era peak that Lankford sounded the alarm on in 2020 and higher than it was when he raised a similar concern in 2021. . . .