Two Republican members of the House Armed Services Committee asked Capitol Hill leaders on Thursday to fund the Defense Department at the level proposed in the fiscal year 2017 defense policy bill, instead of passing another continuing resolution through early next year.

GOP Reps. Joe Wilson of South Carolina and Michael Turner of Ohio spearheaded the letter to Speaker Paul Ryan, which lays out the “devastating” impacts of a long-term continuing resolution on the Pentagon, especially a freeze on production for programs like the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 and the new bomber built by Northrop Grumman.