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| https://horn.house.gov/media/press-releases/citing-importance-local-jobs-rep-horn-calls-leadership-pass-budget-avert | Citing Importance to Local Jobs, Rep. Horn Calls on Leadership to Pass Budget, Avert Shutdown | 2019-11-14 | 2019 | 2019-11 | Democrat | House | OK | Kendra Horn | H001083 | horn.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. On Thursday, Congresswoman Kendra Horn (OK-5) called on leaders from both parties in the House and Senate to pass spending bills fully funding the federal government for the next fiscal year, rather than passing another short-term continuing resolution. In a letter to House and Senate leadership, Congresswoman Horn raised concerns that a continuing resolution would extend the possibility of another government shutdown halting essential government functions, stopping critical national security work, and endangering the livelihoods of federal employees in Oklahoma and across the country. The full text of Congresswoman Horn's letter to congressional leadership is below: NOVEMBER 14, 2019 Dear Speaker Pelosi, Minority Leader McCarthy, Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Schumer: I write to you to express my concern about the impact of passing another continuing resolution, instead of coming to an agreement that fully funds our government for the year ahead. For far too long, Congress has been content to kick the can down the road and pass short-term continuing resolutions that extend the possibility of a government shutdown. As the leaders of the House and the Senate, I urge you, along with appropriators from both sides of the aisle, to put people over politics and pass all twelve spending bills in full. As a member of the first freshman class ever to come to Congress during a government shutdown, I have seen firsthand the catastrophic consequences created by the collapse of regular order. Although the House has done its work and passed appropriations bills to fully fund the government, I fear the lessons of last year's government shutdown will be lost in the days and weeks ahead. As we wait for the Senate to act and for negotiations between party leaders to continue, I encourage you all to consider the impact budgetary uncertainty has on millions of Americans. I came to Congress to find bipartisan solutions and build a better future for the people of Oklahoma. The district I represent is home to a large population of federal employees, many of whom work at the Federal Aviation Administration's Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (MMAC), the Bureau of Prison's Federal Transfer Center (FTC), and Tinker Air Force Base. All three facilities play critical roles in our national security and the proper functioning of the federal government. These facilities, and their employees, suffered greatly from the most recent government shutdown and the failure of Congress to pass a budget. During the last government shutdown, the longest in our nation's history, more than half of the MMAC's 6,300 employees and contractors were either furloughed or suspended from work. These staffing reductions created major setbacks to the training pipeline of our nation's air traffic controllers, the conducting of aeromedical research that keeps the flying public safe, and other important work being done at the MMAC. The FTC's staff of 290 had to work without pay in order to keep our community safe and prisoners cared for. FTC employees incurred more than 5,098 hours of overtime and 440 hours of augmentation during the shutdown to cover for their fellow staffers who could not afford childcare or gas money with their income suspended, and consequently could not come to work. Congress must stop playing politics with peoples' livelihoods and focus on providing Americans with the peace of mind they deserve. Funding the federal government is one of our constitutional responsibilities and a fundamental role of Congress. As the leaders of the House and the Senate, I encourage you to build on common ground and come to an agreement that fully funds our government for the year ahead instead of passing another continuing resolution that kicks the can down the road and extends the possibility of a government shutdown. Sincerely, ____________________________ Kendra S. Horn Member of Congress CC: Chairwoman Nita Lowey, Chairman Richard Shelby, Ranking Member Kay Granger and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |