The Passport Backlog and the State Department’s Response to the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative HEARING before the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION Tuesday, June 19, 2007 Time: 2:30 PM Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building Presiding: Senator Nelson   Senator Lugar's Opening Statement Witness: The Honorable Maura Harty    Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs    Department of State    Washington, DC   Witness names in blue are links to the statement given. Statements are only posted if provided electronically by witness.