Cost of passport crush soars
From Times Wire Reports
New travel rules that swamped passport offices and frustrated U.S. travelers this summer will cost the government an estimated $944 million over three years, officials said.
That amount is more than three times the State Department’s estimate.
To raise the extra dollars, the department wants to keep a larger share of what U.S. citizens pay to get a passport --$20 of the nearly $100 fee for first-time applicants instead of $6.
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