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This week ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúissued an advocacy alert for measures in the $1.92 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package advanced by the House Committee on the Budget titled . The bill several nursing provisions, among them $200 million for scholarships and loans through the Nurse Corps program serving underserved areas; $80 million for mental and behavioral health training; and $7.66 billion for the public health workforce. Additional funding for testing, tracing and vaccinating the public against COVID-19 also is included.