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November 19,2015

The Honorable Paul D. RyanSpeaker of the HouseH-232, The CapitolU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515

The Honorable Harold RogersChairmanHouse Committee on AppropriationsH-305, The CapitolU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515

The Honorable Nancy PelosiHouse Minority LeaderH-204, The CapitolU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515

The Honorable Nita M. LoweyRanking MemberHouse Committee on Appropriations1016 Longworth House Office BuildingU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515

Dear Speaker Ryan, Leader Pelosi, Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Lowey:

With a two year budget agreement now in place, we understand that the Appropriations Committee iscurrently formulating legislation to fund the federal government for the remainder of Fiscal Year2016. Unfortunately, nearly all of the appropriations bills approved this year have included deeplydivisive policy riders that-if attached to an omnibus spending package-could lead to yet anotherunnecessary political impasse or even a damaging government shutdown. To avoid these harmfuloutcomes, we strongly urge you to bring forward legislation to fund the federal government that is free ofpoison-pill provisions.

Like many Americans, we remain hopeful that the passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act will mark an endto the deadlock and dysfunction which has characterized the Majority's leadership of theHouse. Unfortunately, attaching contentious policy riders to legi'slation to fund the government in FY2016 would likely provoke another needless standoff on government spending. Instead of reviving thethreat of a disastrous shutdown like the one the American people endured in2013, we strongly urge youto act in the best traditions of the House and the best interests of the nation by bringing forwardlegislation free of divisive provisions to fund the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year.

Sincerely,

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