Sent on behalf of ANA CEO, Angela Beddoe.
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Week of April 21, 2025
Week 2 of Recess. Capitol Hill remains quiet this week with both chambers of Congress in recess. Congress will be back in session on Monday, April 28, where all things federal budget will be in primary focus.
ANA Statement on Leaked HHS Budget. In case you missed it last week, a draft of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget was leaked. The leaked budget included significant cuts to key health programs and the elimination of the National Institute of Nursing Research. The American Nurses Association (ANA) issued https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.nursingworld.org%2fnews%2fnews-releases%2f2025%2fstatement-by-the-american-nurses-association-on-the-importance-of-nursing-specific-science-and-research-and-the-leaked-fy-2026-hhs-budget-proposal%2f&c=E,1,sncscWO01PcvTbSloqVZpa9NkA2l7yGeKCbGksLV0GW-Vp5JLvfebOumD9E-XkcvGsZYVLLweP5v5uYRuQe46HVIDmKbDxPb5OZdjOzH7w,,&typo=1. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flinkprotect.cudasvc.com%2Furl%3Fa%3Dhttps%253a%252f%252fwww.nursingworld.org%252fnews%252fnews-releases%252f2025%252fstatement-by-the-american-nurses-association-on-the-importance-of-nursing-specific-science-and-research-and-the-leaked-fy-2026-hhs-budget-proposal%252f%26c%3DE%2C1%2CsncscWO01PcvTbSloqVZpa9NkA2l7yGeKCbGksLV0GW-Vp5JLvfebOumD9E-XkcvGsZYVLLweP5v5uYRuQe46HVIDmKbDxPb5OZdjOzH7w%2C%2C%26typo%3D1&data=05%7C02%7Cnicole.demers%40aaacn.org%7Cd4cffd00dd374ed32f5e08dd83ff8ecb%7C92e90195ea884986ab8b91bb944a470d%7C0%7C0%7C638811855842462389%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KBxHpfaZNQdiBb4RUuo%2BUsWjzdm%2BKQjrbfeG07G5V7c%3D&reserved=0" data-linkindex="7">a statement strongly urging reconsideration of the changes in the leaked draft.
Trump Issues Apprenticeship EO. President Trump issued an April 23 Executive Order (EO) supporting https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/preparing-americans-for-high-paying-skilled-trade-jobs-of-the-future/. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Fpresidential-actions%2F2025%2F04%2Fpreparing-americans-for-high-paying-skilled-trade-jobs-of-the-future%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cnicole.demers%40aaacn.org%7Cd4cffd00dd374ed32f5e08dd83ff8ecb%7C92e90195ea884986ab8b91bb944a470d%7C0%7C0%7C638811855842483510%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=NN4Re3yKiKYJnHVHsKFvxOqZfFj7pIF0aaMrmb6QhLs%3D&reserved=0" data-linkindex="8">Registered Apprenticeship programs, with the goal of supporting over one million new apprenticeship positions across industries. Historically, the Department of Labor (DOL) has included registered nurses, certified nurse aides, and licensed practical nurses as registered occupations under Registered Apprenticeship programs. This is not the first time that a Trump Administration has shown support for apprenticeships-during President Trump's first administration, DOL used the Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs) framework to expand nursing career pathways, improve nursing workforce readiness, and alleviate nursing shortages. These programs were terminated by the Biden Administration and ANA recently sent https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.nursingworld.org%2fglobalassets%2fdocs%2fana%2fcomment-letters%2fana-letter---irap-reinstatement-draft-2025.28.03.pdf&c=E,1,yCKd5f8Of03gLOHhVzdwkQffjr5-MD1U659ABpBflBkUbS_pLTLv_fPFh6ntHMOr-GkH5F67ZY4H5uxJHI9IPPi_3uSqzv7K-goeHwSxHU3bjUv4Qh5nI6O1-g,,&typo=1. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flinkprotect.cudasvc.com%2Furl%3Fa%3Dhttps%253a%252f%252fwww.nursingworld.org%252fglobalassets%252fdocs%252fana%252fcomment-letters%252fana-letter---irap-reinstatement-draft-2025.28.03.pdf%26c%3DE%2C1%2CyCKd5f8Of03gLOHhVzdwkQffjr5-MD1U659ABpBflBkUbS_pLTLv_fPFh6ntHMOr-GkH5F67ZY4H5uxJHI9IPPi_3uSqzv7K-goeHwSxHU3bjUv4Qh5nI6O1-g%2C%2C%26typo%3D1&data=05%7C02%7Cnicole.demers%40aaacn.org%7Cd4cffd00dd374ed32f5e08dd83ff8ecb%7C92e90195ea884986ab8b91bb944a470d%7C0%7C0%7C638811855842498963%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2WlveU5KJT7soOKcaQ2UUgJf5S0RnXfDEi9KqVLUeH4%3D&reserved=0" data-linkindex="9">a letter to DOL expressing support for IRAPs to be reinstated to support nurses.
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Nicole DeMers
Association and Board Services Manager
AAACN
Pitman, NJ
856.256.2359
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