{"id":1419,"date":"2014-06-09T00:30:13","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T05:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/esty-congress-is-about-public-service\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T14:19:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:19:51","slug":"esty-congress-is-about-public-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/esty-congress-is-about-public-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Esty: Congress is about public <b>service<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Esty: Congress is about public <b>service<\/b><\/strong><br \/>\nHer staffers expedite passports, track down VA and Social Security benefits, and help people with the Affordable Care Act. They advocate in dozens of ways for constituents trapped in the labyrinth of the federal bureaucracy. Veterans &#8230; Last year &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newstimes.com\/local\/article\/Esty-Congress-is-about-public-service-5503209.php\">Danbury News Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>On Paper<\/strong><br \/>\nFor example, my passport, issued by the U.S. State Department, is perfectly adequate to get me through customs and immigration at any airport in U.S. territory, and is a fully functional form of identification anywhere in the country, and most of the &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/article\/377704\/paper-kevin-d-williamson\">National Review Online (blog)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Esty: Congress is about public service Her staffers expedite passports, track down VA and Social Security benefits, and help people with the Affordable Care Act. 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