[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 29, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E737]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO MS. JAN SETNOR

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                           HON. VERN BUCHANAN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 29, 2025

  Mr. BUCHANAN. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute to Jan Setnor, MSN, 
CRNA, Col. (Ret), USAFR, NC. Ms. Setnor will soon complete her year as 
national president of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology 
(AANA). I am proud that Ms. Setnor was elected as the 2024 to 2025 
president of this prestigious healthcare organization.
  Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are advanced practice 
registered nurses who administer more than 50 million anesthetics to 
patients each year. They work in every setting in which anesthesia is 
delivered including hospital surgical suites, obstetrical delivery 
rooms, ambulatory surgical centers, and the offices of dentists, 
podiatrists, and specialty surgeons. They also provide acute and 
chronic pain management services to patients in need of such care. 
CRNAs provide anesthesia for all types of surgical cases and are the 
sole anesthesia providers in many rural hospitals. CRNAs have full 
practice authority in the Army, Navy, and Air Force and are the 
predominant provider of anesthesia on forward surgical teams and in 
combat support hospitals.
  As an AANA member since 1996, Ms. Setnor has contributed greatly to 
the healthcare community nationwide. She has held numerous state and 
national nurse anesthesiology leadership positions, including previous 
service on the AANA Board of Directors as President-Elect, Vice-
President and, Director (as well as two terms as president of the 
Virginia Association of Nurse Anesthetists (VANA)). Her extensive 
involvement with the AANA includes roles as the Association of Veterans 
Affairs Nurse Anesthetists AANA Liaison, Professional Development 
Chair, and participation in various committees, including Political 
Action and Communications.
  She served in the United States Air Force Reserve, retiring with 26 
years of honorable service. Setnor's roles included Flight Nurse 
Instructor/Evaluator, CRNA, and senior staff member for the Air Force 
Surgeon General. Notably, she served in Afghanistan as both the 
Anesthesia Team Lead in the largest in-country medical facility and as 
the sole anesthesia provider at a Special Forces Forward Operating 
Base.
  In addition to her work with the AANA and VANA, Setnor has 
contributed to the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care 
as a member of the Governance Unit-Standards Development Committee and 
served as the CRNA Advisor to the Virginia Board of Nursing's Committee 
of the Joint Board of Medicine and Nursing.
  Ms. Setnor earned her Master of Science in Nursing from Old Dominion 
University in Norfolk, Virginia.
  During her AANA presidency, Ms, Setnor has been a prominent advocate 
for the patients and practice of nurse anesthesia before federal 
agencies and members of Congress. She has worked tirelessly to promote 
anesthesia patient safety and the value of CRNAs to our healthcare 
system. Ms. Setnor has advocated to eliminate burdensome regulations 
for CRNAs, to have CRNAs recognized as full practice providers in the 
Veterans Health Administration, and to address underlying causes of 
surprise billing such as provider discrimination.
  I extend my sincere congratulations to Ms. Setnor today on a job well 
done. Her service to AANA and her commitment to safe, quality 
anesthesia care nationwide, are highly commendable. I ask my colleagues 
to join me in recognizing Ms. Setnor's notable career and outstanding 
achievements.

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