ANA’s strength on Capitol Hill is through the political involvement and contributions of our nurses to ANA-PAC. $36,659 was raised at the 2010 House of Delegates to support Congressional candidates running for office who will advocate for nurses on the Hill.
On June 10, the Senate declined to consider a resolution introduced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska disapproving of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions by 47-53. This dangerous resolution would have put the Senate on record in favor of blocking the EPA from regulating greenhouse-gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.
After months of legislative wrangling and misfires, Congress approved legislation replacing a 21.3 percent cut in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) with a 2.2 percent increase, for services provided from June through November 2010.
The American Nurses Association Political Action Committee (ANA-PAC) proudly welcomes three new Trustees, Barbara Crane, Jennifer Davis and Elizabeth Dietz.
In honor of National Nurses Week, the American Nurses Association (ANA), the nation’s largest nursing organization, headed to Capitol Hill. In conjunction with the Congressional Nursing Caucus, ANA sponsored a luncheon briefing on Tuesday, May 11th to highlight for Congressional staff the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform that will reduce our nation’s exposure to toxic chemicals, protect nurses and other workers, improve the health of Americans, and decrease the cost of health care.
On May 12, ANA First Vice President Debbie Hatmaker, PhD, RN-BC, SANE-A testified before the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies on the need for additional funding for nursing workforce development programs. In addition, ANA also submitted a statement for the record to the Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety’s hearing on Safe Patient Handling and Lifting Standards for a Safer American Workforce.
