Government Affairs
Government Affairs News
Congress Passes Fiscal Cliff Deal
The House and Senate passed a deal that would prevent the American economy from going over the "fiscal cliff." The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 8) addresses a series of tax provisions and delays the sequestration (automatic cuts to discretionary spending) by two months to a new deadline of March 1, 2013.
AACN Mourns the Loss of a True Nursing Champion, Senator Daniel Inouye
AACN President Jane Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN, and CEO Geraldine “Polly” Bednash, PhD, RN, FAAN, has issued a statement following the death of former Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye.
AACN’s Fall Advocacy Message: Devastating Impact of Sequestration
AACN will host a Virtual Advocacy Day on October 29, 2012 that will focus on the impact of sequestration (automatic, across the board spending cuts). Federal programs that support the education and research of America’s nurses will suffer a tremendous blow under sequestration at a time when the demand for outcome-driven nursing care continues to grow.
AACN Applauds the Release of New Federal Funding to Support Graduate Nursing Education
AACN applauds the announcement made earlier today by United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius that recognized the academic-practice partnerships to receive support through the Graduate Nurse Education (GNE) Demonstration. GNE is a new funding stream dedicated to advanced practice nursing education that was created through the Affordable Care Act.
