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Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016

Floor Speech

Date: Nov. 14, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Business and Consumers Health and Health Care

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Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

I rise in support of H.R. 2713, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act. This important public health bill would reauthorize nursing workforce programs that support education, training, recruitment, and retention efforts.

Title VIII nursing workforce programs are the primary source of Federal support for nursing education and training. These programs are needed to address the growing shortage of registered nurses which threaten to harm the quality of care that patients receive in the United States healthcare delivery system. These vital programs have endured widespread bipartisan support that I hope will continue today.

I want to thank Congresswoman Capps for her work on this bill and for her longstanding leadership in promoting Federal efforts that advance the nursing profession.

I urge my colleagues to support this important bill in order to help ensure that we have the nursing workforce needed to meet our Nation's growing demand for nursing services.

I reserve the balance of my time.

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