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The Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) has its request to Congress to ensure Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs receive the full amount of funding appropriated for their use. The letter flags language in a fiscal 2019 appropriations bill, which resulted in the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services withholding $15 million from the Nurse Faculty Loan Program. The NCC is requesting corrections to language in the fiscal 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill. “This correction will have a major impact on the future nursing workforce,” the letter states. It also urges the lawmakers to continue supporting the National Institute for Nursing Research. ��������is an NCC member organization. (NCC 12/5/19)