WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Susan Collins issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee markup, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act advanced by a bipartisan vote of 21 to 1. This bill, introduced by U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), would reauthorize, update, and improve critical programs under Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act, a law passed in 1944 to support public health and health care professionals. The bill now moves to the Senate floor for consideration by the full body.
"The State of Maine continues to face a serious shortage of nurses, particularly in rur...