Clockwise from opposite:
Chicago RNs win Rep. Danny
Davis' support for the Robin
Hood Tax; New York RNs visit
Rep. Charlie Rangel; San
Diego nurses buttonhole Rep.
Brian Bilbray
a ���no brainer,��� and checked off his support on
a poster board to the cheers of RNs. And as a
testament to the power and influence of
registered nurses, Rep. John Kline in
Minnesota came out of his office and met
with local nurses in person, even after a staff
member had said he was not there.
���We���re very concerned about what���s going
on in our society,��� said Jean Ross, RN and
also a member of the NNU Council of Presidents to Kline. ���We have a solution, and it
can bring in up to $350 billion a year. We
really would encourage people to seriously
consider it.��� In addition to Davis' support,
HR 6411 has the sponsorship of Reps.
Michael Capuano, Eleanor Norton, John
Olver, Donna Edwards, Emanuel Cleaver,
and John Garamendi. ���Staff report
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