[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11620]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            TITLE VIII NURSING WORKFORCE REAUTHORIZATION ACT

  (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2713, the title 
VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act, a bipartisan bill that I 
authored with my Nursing Caucus co-chair David Joyce.
  When President Johnson first signed these programs into law, he 
observed that the Nurse Training Act of 1964 was the most important 
nursing legislation in our Nation's history. And, indeed, it has been.
  Over the past 50 years, title VIII programs have bolstered nursing 
education at all levels, from entry-level preparation through graduate 
study, not only supplying our Nation with needed healthcare providers, 
but also strengthening the nursing education pipeline to train the 
nurses of tomorrow.
  These programs are targeted to address specific needs within the 
nursing population, nursing workforce, and America's patient 
population. Simply put, title VIII nursing workforce programs are a 
direct investment in our Nation's health.
  The Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015 is a bipartisan 
effort to simply ensure that these critical programs are available for 
years to come. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to 
cosponsor H.R. 2713.

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