Recent News
On May 6, 2013, Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) introduced H.Res. 201 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week. To view the Nursing Community's letter of gratitude to Rep. Johnson, and to Rep. Lois Capps, RN (D-CA), and Rep. David Joyce (R-OH) for sponsoring the legislation, see:
On May 7, 2013, the Nursing Community sent President Obama a letter of gratitude for his continued support of nursing education, research, and practice in his Fiscal Year 2014 budget proposal, which includeda recommendation to increase funding to the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development programs and to the National INstitute of Nursing Research.
March 1, 2013, the Nursing Community sent a letter to President Obama thanking him for his continued support of nursing programs and urging him to prioritize investments in our nation’s nursing workforce through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Nursing Workforce Development programs, the National Institute of Nursing Research, and the Nurse-Managed Health Clinics.
On February 28, 2013, the Nursing Community sent a letter to the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on Appropriations requesting that full funding be preserved for the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Nursing Workforce Development programs in Fiscal Year 2013.
On January 22, 2013, the Nursing Community, in collaboration with the House Nursing Caucus co-chairs, Congresswoman Lois Capps, RN (CA-24) and Congressman David Joyce (OH-14), hosts Welcome Reception for 113th Congress. For more information, see:
March 15, 2013, the Nursing Community submitted testimony to the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies regarding Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs, the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), and Nurse-Managed Health Clinics. The testimony requests $251 million for the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Nursing Workforce Development programs, $150 million for the NINR within the National Institutes of Health, and $20 million in authorized funding for the Nurse-Managed Health Clinics. To read the testimony, click here:
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, AARP, and the Nursing Community joined forces on February 27, 2013 to host a reception to celebrate State Mobilization: Achieving the Future of Nursing's Campaign for Action Goals. The reception, cosponsored by the House and Senate Nursing Causues, was attended by several members of Congress and their staff.
On February 25, 2013, the Nursing Community submitted a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance expressing support for the nomination of Marilyn Tavenner, RN, MHA for the position of Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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