On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a non-partisanorganization with more than a half million activists and members and 53affiliates nationwide, we urge you to oppose any amendment to theConcurrent Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2010 that would create,expand, or continue any federally-funded private and religious schoolvoucher program. The Committee should not create, expand, or continueany program in the District of Columbia that would funnel scarce federaltaxpayer funds to unaccountable private and religious schools.