This election season brought about many changes in Washington, DC. The incoming Congress will include four new nurse members! This will bring the total number of nurses serving in the 112th Congress to seven. The new nurse-members include: Renee Elmers (R-NC), a former surgical intensive care nurse; Diane Black (R-TN), a former emergency room nurse; Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY), a former school nurse; and Karen Bass (D-CA) a former nurse and physician assistant.

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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.

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