State Dept rainy day fund for passports took hit from COVID-19, may take years to recover

Published: April 21, 2022, 2:21 p.m.

b'A rainy day fund at the State Department dried up during COVID-19. The Bureau of Consular Affairs is drawing down carryover funds from previous years, and may take years to replenish, even if passports and visa fees fully bounce back from the pandemic. For an update on all of this, Federal News Network\\u2019s Jory Heckman has more. \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'