ALERT: ACT NOW to Fund the 2005 spending for Nurse Reinvestment Act!

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

alert: act now to fund the nurse reinvestment act!

the house and senate are wrapping up action on the fy 2005 spending bills. ana needs your help to secure an increase in funding for title viii nursing workforce development programs, including the programs included in the nurse reinvestment act.

the senate appropriations committee has approved a $20 million increase for nursing workforce development, while the house has approved a mere $5 million increase. ana needs your help to secure the greater senate amount. if enacted, the senate increase would bring fy 2005 funding to a total of $162 million, a 14% increase over last year.

while the senate appropriation is not the full increase sought by the ana, it is our best chance for a significant investment in nursing this year. if enacted, this increase would help to improve funding for the loan repayment program, scholarships, faculty development, workplace improvements, and many more important programs.

m ore information:

for more information visit the fy 2005 nursing workforce development approps page of the ana government affairs website, www.anapoliticalpower.org .

what you can do:

contact your representatives and senators today-- reach them by phone through the u.s capitol switchboard at 202/224-3121 or e-mail them by logging in to www.anapoliticalpower.org and clicking the write a message button at the bottom of the fy 2005 nursing workforce development approps page.

final action on this spending bill is expected to occur the week of november 15. please make your voice heard before then!

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remember that "nursing workforce development" involves both recruitment and retention stratagies!!!