The companies included Aspen Skiing, Ben & Jerry’s, Johnson & Johnson, Levi Strauss, Sprint, Starbucks and Yahoo! Also signing the letter was the Portland Trail Blazers, a professional basketball team whose owner is Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
The letter was addressed to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McDonnell, a Kentucky Republican; Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner, an Ohio Republican; and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat.
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