September 10, 2015 Dear Member of Congress



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September 10, 2015

Dear Member of Congress,

Discretionary programs, including nondefense discretionary (NDD) programs—ranging from education and job training, to housing and science, to natural resources and veterans services, to public health, safety and security—have been cut dramatically and disproportionately in recent years as lawmakers work to reduce the deficit, even though experts across the political spectrum agree these programs are not a driving factor behind our nation’s mid- and long-term fiscal challenges. The undersigned 2,500 national, state, and local organizations, representing the hundreds of millions of Americans who support and benefit from NDD programs, urge you to replace sequestration with a balanced approach to deficit reduction that takes into account the deep cuts NDD has already incurred since 2010. We also urge you to ensure such sequestration relief is equally balanced between NDD and defense programs; a parity precedent set in the 2013 Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) negotiated by Senator Patty Murray and Representative Paul Ryan.

This “Murray-Ryan” deal provided two years of sequestration relief, temporarily masking sequestration’s true impact. With sequestration relief expiring in fiscal year 2016 and appropriations bills now being written to the sequestered spending caps, we are seeing the difficult tradeoffs necessitated by woefully inadequate and historically low levels of spending after years of deficit reduction. In fact, current NDD funding is the lowest level on record dating back to the Eisenhower administration, relative to the size of the economy.

As illustrated in the NDD United impact report, Faces of Austerity, and other accounts from across the NDD sectors, real Americans are feeling the negative effects of austerity. Elementary and secondary education, housing, and workforce training programs are unable to meet needs. Scientific discovery has been hindered and public health preparedness and response has been weakened. Maintenance of air traffic control, weather systems, and National Parks has been deferred. Federal justice programs have not adequately supported states and localities in meeting needs of law enforcement and crime victims. Programs designed to aid foreign victims of war and hunger are falling short, compromising our ability to address emergencies around the world.

Cuts to these and other vital NDD programs exemplify the need to replace sequestration with a balanced approach to deficit reduction that does not include further cuts to NDD programs, which have already done their part to reduce the deficit. Such sequestration relief must be equally balanced between nondefense and defense programs, as strong investments in both NDD and defense are necessary to keep our country competitive, safe, and secure. There is bipartisan agreement that sequestration is bad policy and ultimately hurts our nation. It’s time to end the era of austerity.

If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact NDD Co-Chairs Emily Holubowich at eholubowich@dc-crd.com or Joel Packer at jpacker@cef.org.

Sincerely,

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
317 Coalition

9to5, National Association of Working Women

A World Fit For Kids!

AASA, The School Superintendents Association

Academic Pediatric Association

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Academy of Radiology Research

AcademyHealth

ACCSES

ACT for NIH: Advancing Cures Today



Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research

ADAPT


Adult Congenital Heart Association

Adult Learning Partners, LLC

Advocates for Youth

Aerospace Industries Association

African American Health Alliance

Afterschool Alliance

AIDS Alliance for Women, Infants, Childten, Youth, & Families

AIDS United

Alabaster

Alliance for a Just Society

Alliance for Aging Research

Alpha-1 Foundation

Alzheimer's Foundation of America

America Forward

America Public Gardens Association

American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing

American Academy of Family Physicians

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Academy of Physician Assistants

American Aging Association

American Alliance of Museums

American Association for Dental Research

American Association for State and Local History

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

American Association of Classified School Employees

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

American Association of Colleges of Nursing

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

American Association of Community Colleges

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine

American Association of Service Coordinators

American Association of State Colleges and Universities

American Association of University Women (AAUW)

American Association on Health and Disability

American Astronomical Society

American Bird Conservancy

American Brain Coalition

American Chemical Society

American College of Clinical Pharmacy

American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians

American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians

American College of Osteopathic Internists

American College of Physicians

American College of Preventive Medicine

American College of Rheumatology

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

American Council on Education

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

American Counseling Association

American Dance Therapy Association

American Dental Education Association

American Diabetes Association

American Educational Research Association

American Federation of School Administrators

American Federation of Teachers

American Forests

American Geophysical Union

American Heart Association

American Hindu World Service (AHWS)

American Indian Higher Education Consortium

American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works

American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering

American Institute of Biological Sciences

American Library Association

American Lung Association

American Mathematical Society

American Music Therapy Association

American Nurses Association

American Occupational Therapy Association

American Osteopathic Association

American Pediatric Society

American Physiological Society

American Podiatric Medical Association, Inc.

American Psychological Association

American Public Health Association

American School Counselor Association

American School Health Association

American Sexual Health Association

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science

American Society for Clinical Pathology

American Society for Nutrition

American Society for Reproductive Medicine

American Society of Addiction Medicine

American Society of Agronomy

American Society of Clinical Oncology

American Society of Hematology

American Society of Nephrology

American Society of Pediatric Nephrology

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

American Sociological Association

American Thoracic Society

American Veterinary Medical Association

Americann Organization of Nurse Executives

Americans for the Arts

Animal Health Institute

Ardinger Associates & Consultants

Arthritis Foundation

ASME


Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback

Association for Career and Technical Education

Association for Clinical and Translational Science

Association For Living History, Farm, and Agricultural Museums

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

Association for Psychological Science

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

Association for Women in Mathematics

Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries

Association of Academic Museums and Galleries

Association of Academic Survey Research Organizations

Association of African American Museums

Association of American Geographers

Association of American Medical Colleges

Association of American Universities

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges

Association of Art Museum Directors

Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations

Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs

Association of Clinicians for the Underserved

Association of Departments of Family Medicine

Association of Educational Service Agencies

Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors

Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs

Association of Independent Research Institutes

Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities

Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs

Association of Midwest Museums

Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurses

Association of Population Centers

Association of Prosecuting Attorneys

Association of Public and Land-grant Universities

Association of Public Health Laboratories

Association of Research Libraries

Association of School Business Officials International

Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health

Association of Science-Technology Centers

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Association of State Floodplain Managers

Association of University Centers on Disabilities

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses

Association of Zoos & Aquariums

Autistic Self Advocacy Network

Benetech

Biophysical Society

Brain Injury Association of America

Bread for the World

Campaign for America's Future

Campaign for Youth Justice

Casa de Esperanza

Catholics for Choice

Center for Employment Training

Center for Science in the Public Interest

Chesapeake Community Advisors, Inc.

Child Care Aware of America

Child Care Services Association

Child Welfare League of America

Children's Environmental Health Network

Children's Hospital Association

Children's Mental Health Network

Citizen Schools

City Year, Inc.

Clean Water Action

Clearinghouse on Women's Issues

Clinical Research Forum

Coalition for Community Schools

Coalition for Health Funding

Coalition for Imaging and Bioengineering Research

Coalition for Juvenile Justice

Coalition for the Life Sciences

Coalition of Higher Education Assistance Organizations

Coalition of National Health Education Organizations

Coalition on Positive Health Empowerment (COPE)

Cognitive Science Society

Collaborative Solutions, Inc.

College Possible

Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE)

Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service, Inc. (COA)

Common Sense Kids Action

Community Access National Network (CANN)

Community Housing Partners

Community Strategies Institue

Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf

Congenital Hyperinsulinism International

Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Conservation Legacy

Consortium for Ocean Leadership

Consortium of Social Science Associations

Cooley's Anemia Foundation

COPD Foundation

Corporation for Supportive Housing

CoSN - Consortium for School Networking

Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders- A Division of the Council for Exceptional Children

Council for Exceptional Children

Council for Learning Disabilities

Council for Opportunity in Education

Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE)

Council of Large Public Housing Authorities

Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics

Council of Scientific Society Presidents

Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists

Council of State Community Development Agencies

Council of the Great City Schools

Council on Social Work Education

Council on Undergraduate Research

Crop Science Society of America

Crow Canyon Archaeological Center

CURE

Cure Alzheimer's Fund



Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Defenders of Wildlife

Directors of Health Promotion and Education

Disability Power & Pride

Disability Rights Center

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund

Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children

Division of Autism And Developmental Disabilites

Dystonia Medical Research Foundation

EAH Housing, Inc.

Earth Day Network

Easter Seals

Ecological Society of America

Elderly Housing Development & Operations Corporation

Endocrine Society

Enterprise Community Partners

Entomological Society of America

Epilepsy Foundation

Eta Sigma Gamma

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases

Faith Link Inc.

FedCURE

Federal Lands Impacted Schools Association



Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Federation of Southern Cooperatives

Feeding America

First Five Years Fund

First Focus Campaign for Children

Friends of AHRQ

Friends of NCHS

Friends of NIDCR

Friends of the Earth

Funders Together to End Homelessness

GBSǀCIDP Foundation International

Geological Society of America

GIST Cancer Awareness Foundation

Global Justice Institute

Global Meals

Goodwill Industries International

Green & Healthy Homes Initiative

Habitat for Humanity International

Harm Reduction Coalition

HEAL-ONLINE.ORG

Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC)

Healthy Schools Network

Healthy Teen Network

Hepatitis B Foundation

Hepatitis Foundation International

Herman & Kittle Properties, Inc.

Higher Education Consortium for Special Education

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

Hispanic Dental Association (HDA)

Hispanic Federation

HIV Medicine Association

HIV Prevention Justice Alliance

Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters in the USA - JPIC

Homes for America

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association

Housing Assistance Council

Housing Partnership Network

Human Rights Campaign

IC&RC


IDEA Infant Toddler Coordinators Association

IJIS Institute

Infectious Diseases Society of America

Innocence Project

Institute for Educational Leadership

International Association for Indigenous Aging

International Society for Technology in Education

Interstitial Cystitis Association

Islamic Relief USA

Jeffrey Modell Foundation

Jumpstart

Justice Policy Institute

Knowledge Alliance

Lakeshore Foundation

Latino Commission on AIDS

LeadingAge

League of United Latin American Citizens

Learning Disabilities Association of America

Legal Action Center

Legal Momentum

Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC)

Low Income Investment Fund

Lupus Foundation of America

Lupus Research Institute

Lutheran Services in America

Lutheran Services in America Disability Network

Madison House Autism Foundation

Magnet Schools of America

March of Dimes

MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger

Meals on Wheels America

Medical Library Association

Mental Health America

Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation

Metropolitan Community Churches

Mid Atlantic Association of Museums

Mid-to-Low LOT Schools

Midwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

Military Impacted Schools Association

Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation

NAACP

Nan McKay and Associates, Inc.



NAPHSIS-National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems

NASUAD


National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd

National Affordable Housing Management Association

National AHEC Organization

National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research

National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE)

National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations

National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors

National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coalitions

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Florida

National Alliance to End Sexual Violence

National Alopecia Areata Foundation

National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse

National Association for Children's Behavioral Health

National Association for College Admission Counseling

National Association for Geriatric Education

National Association for Hispanic Elderly

National Association for Interpretation

National Association for Music Education

National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a)

National Association Of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD)

National Association of Community Health Centers

National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities

National Association of County and City Health Officials

National Association of Elementary School Principals

National Association of Federally Impacted Schools

National Association of Geriatric Education Centers

National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials

National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs (NANASP)

National Association of Private Special Education Centers

National Association of RSVP Directors

National Association of Secondary School Principals

National Association of Social Workers

National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors

National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc)

National Association of State Directors of Special Education

National Association of State Emergency Medical Services Officials

National Association of State Head Injury Administrators

National Association of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs (NASOP)

National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

National Association of Workforce Boards

National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP)

National Center for Healthy Housing

National Center for Learning Disabilities

National Center for Lesbian Rights

National Center for Lesbian Rights

National Center for Victims of Crime

National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development

National Coalition for Cancer Research (NCCR)

National Coalition for Literacy

National Coalition for the Homeless

National Coalition of STD Directors

National Community Development Association

National Community Land Trust Network

National Congress of American Indians

National Council for Adult Learning

National Council for Behavioral Health

National Council for Community and Education Partnerships

National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians

National Council of Jewish Women

National Council of State Directors of Adult Education

National Council of State Housing Agencies

National Council on Aging

National Council on Independent Living

National Development Council

National Disability Rights Network

National Disease Research Interchange

National Domestic Violence Hotline

National Down Syndrome Society

National Education Association

National Employment Law Project

National Fair Housing Alliance

National Fragile X Foundation

National Ground Water Association

National Guardianship Association

National Head Start Association

National Health Care for the Homeless Council

National Hemophilia Foundation

National HEP/CAMP Association

National Housing & Rehabilitation Association

National Housing Conference

National Housing Law Project

National Housing Trust

National Housing Trust/Enterprise Preservation Corporation

National Immigration Law Center

National Indian Head Start Directors Association

National Indian Health Board

National Indian Impacted Schools Association

National Juvenile Justice Network

National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health

National League for Nursing

National Leased Housing Association

National Low Income Housing Coalition

National Military Family Association

National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

National Network for Youth

National Network of Public Health Institutes

National Network to End Domestic Violence

National Organization for Women

National Parent Teachers Association (PTA)

National Parks Conservation Association

National Patient Advocate Foundation

National Psoriasis Foundation

National Recreation and Park Association

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence

National Rural Education Advocacy Coalition

National Rural Education Association

National Safety Council

National School Boards Association

National Senior Corps Association

National Skills Coalition

National Student Nurses' Association, Inc.

National Superintendents Roundtable

National Title I Association

National Urban League

National Violence Prevention Network

National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable

National WIC Association

National Women and AIDS Collective (NWAC)

National Women's Law Center

National Writing Project

National Youth Employment Coalition

Native American Community Board

Natural Resources Defense Council

NEA Healthy Schools Caucus

Nemours Children's Health System

NephCure Kidney International

NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby

New American Movement for People With Disabilities

North American Primary Care Research Group

OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates

Ocean Conservancy

Oceana

Oncology Nursing Society



Oral Health America (OHA)

Ovarian Cancer National Alliance

PAI

Parents as Teachers



Parkinson's Action Network

PathStone

Peace Alliance

Pediatric Policy Council

Pennrose Properties

People Demanding Action

Physician Assistant Education Association

Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Poggemeyer Design Group, Inc.

PolicyLink

Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign

Population Association of America/Association of Population Centers

Population Institute

POZ VETS USA INTL

Prevent Blindness

Prevention Institute

Progresive Democrats of America

Project Inform

ProLiteracy

Psychonomic Society

Public Advocacy for Kids

Public Health Associates

Public Housing Authorities Directors Association

Pulmonary Hypertension Association

Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Coalition

Radiancy Coaching Partners

Reach Out and Read

Rebuilding Together

Research Allies for Lifelong Learning

Research!America

Results for America

Rhode Island Long Term Care State Ombudsman

Ribbon Consulting Group

Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights

Robert F. Kennedy Children's Action Corps

Robert F. Kennedy Juvenile Justice Collaborative

Ryan White Medical Providers Coalition

Sac and Fox National Public Library

Safe States Alliance

School Social Work Association of America

School-Based Health Alliance

Scleroderma Foundation

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS)

Sierra Club

Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Institute Justice Team

Sisters of Providence

Sisters of the Good Shepherd

Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation

Social Psychology Network

Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Society for Neuroscience

Society for Pediatric Research

Society for Psychophysiological Research

Society for Public Health Education

Society for Research in Psychopathology

Society for Text and Discourse

Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR)

Society of General Internal Medicine

Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

Soil Science Society of America

South Carolina Parent Teachers Association (PTA)

Southeastern Museums Conference

Special Needs Alliance

State Science & Technology Institute (SSTI)

Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future

Strategies for Youth

Student Aid Alliance

Student Peace Alliance

TASH


Teach For America

Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children

Technical Assistance Collaborative

TESOL International Association

The Advocacy Institute

The AIDS Institute

The Arc

The Cave Institute



The Coalition for the Life Sciences

The Community Builders, Inc.

The Conservation Fund

The Constitution Project

The Corps Network

The Daniel Initiative

The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society

The Every Child Matters Education Fund

The Gerontological Society of America

The Jewish Federations of North America

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

The Marfan Foundation

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association

The Science Coalition

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

The Sturge-Weber Foundation

The United Methodist Church - General Board of Church and Society

The Wilderness Society

Tivnu: Building Justice

Tourette Association

Treatment Access Expansion Project

Treatment communities of America

Trust for America's Health

Turn-A-Frown Around Foundation

U.S. Hereditary Angioedema Association

U.S. Labor Against the War (USLAW)

UNCF


Union for Reform Judaism

Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

United Church of Christ, Justice, & Witness Ministries

United for Medical Research

United Spinal Association

United States Breastfeeding Committee

Unity Fellowship Church

URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity

Voices for National Service

Voices for Progress

Volunteers of America

Volunteers of America Oklahoma

W. Haywood Burns Institute

Weed Science Society of America

Western Museums Association

Western Regional Advocacy Project

WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

World Education, Inc.

World Wildlife Fund

YMCA of the USA

Young Invincibles

YouthBuild USA

ZERO TO THREE


STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS (LISTED BY STATE)
ALABAMA
AIDS Alabama

Alabama Association of Elementary School Administrators

Alabama Association of Secondary School Principals

Alabama Museums Association

Alabama Parent Teachers Association (PTA)

Auburn Housing Authority

Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools

Dothan Housing Authority

Low Income Housing Coalition of Alabama

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Alabama

PLBA Housing Development Corporation

YWCA Central Alabama



ALASKA
Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness

Alaska Wilderness League

Anchorage Housing Initiatives, Inc.

Chickaloon Native Village

Cook Inlet Housing Authority

Disability Law Center of Alaska

Identity, Inc.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Juneau

Nome Emergency Shelter Team

Sitka Community Development Corporation

Sitkans Against Family Violence

Statewide Independent Living Council of Alaska


AMERICAN SAMOA
American Samoa Alliance Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
ARIZONA
Arizona Coalition to End Homelessness

Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence

Arizona Council for Exceptional Children (AzCEC)

Arizona Council of Administrators of Special Education (AZCASE)

Arizona Housing Alliance

Arizona South Asians For Safe Families

Arizona State Impact Aid Association

Campesinos Sin Fronteras

Chinle Unified School District No. 24

City of Yuma

Community Action Human Resources Agency

Fort Thomas Unified School District No. 7

Friends of Ironwood Forest

Ganado USD 20

Marana Health Center

Mt. Graham Safe House, Inc.

Museum Association of Arizona

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Valley of the Sun

Parker Unified School District #27

Protecting Arizona's Family Coalition

Rehoboth Community Development Corporation

Sanders Unified School District #18

Save the Family Foundation of Arizona

Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation

Time Out, Inc.

Verde Valley Habitat for Humanity




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