H.R. 5924 would provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States.
Detailed Summary
Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act - Amends the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 to lift the numerical limitations for employment based immigrants (and accompanying family members) for nurses and physical therapists until September 30, 2011, subject to a cap.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security: (1) to impose a fee upon each petitioning employer who uses such a visa to provide employment for an alien as a professional nurse; and (2) acting through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to award a grant each fiscal year to each eligible nursing school that applies and meets specified requirements.
Establishes in the Treasury's general fund a Domestic Nursing Enhancement Account.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) direct the Secretary to allow an eligible alien (and spouse or child) to reside in a candidate country (defined to include a lower middle income country or one experiencing a natural disaster) during the period the alien is working there as a health care worker; and (2) make inadmissible an alien seeking entry into the United States to perform labor as a health care worker unless the alien attests that he or she does not have an outstanding obligation to the alien's government or country of residence, subject to a waiver.
Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a partnership program to award grants to eligible entities to carry out comprehensive programs to provide education to nurses and create a pipeline to nursing for incumbent ancillary health care workers who wish to advance their careers.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2008: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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Visitor Comments
John
There are thousands of new foreign graduates from US qualified Nursing programs every year holding RN licenses, but cannot legally work after OPT expired due to such backlog. They will have to leave US if there is no available visa number even they graduated from US nursing schools, passed all the exams, held valid RN licenses and obtained one year OPT experience in US hospitals.
This bill will help them working in the US.
Joseph
Please pass this bill ASAP.
AJ
Its easy to talk of a new bill. But what about the already existing files for Immigration for nurses? Will the USICS accept new filing?
Emma
It is a good bill, Please pass this bill ASAP.
GP
It is time for a bill like this to be passed by the government. This country is in dire straits due to the huge shortage of nurses. The nurse to patient ratio in many hospitals is 1:6 and this is very unsafe for patients. We need more nurses and we should all support this bill together.
patrik
I know how this bill will work, first they will discuss about it and there are the lobby groups then because of corrupt thinking and obsolete rationale, this bill will just go down the drain with out a hitch. Actually, its good for those people who want to see this country go to hell. Because a lot of people will just die because of that ie short staffing that results in error which results in deaths. Kudos.
Tom
It is a good bill. The important argument to support that is it is not taking away any job opportunities from Americans. Even after governments pro-nursing movements, there is a huge shortage for qualified registered nurses. Many reports shows that this shortage is going to increase in the future leading to a health care disaster in the well established US health system. But like the majority of the readers, I do believe this bill will fail. Just because no politicians care about the welfare of the citizens who elected them. Politicians need them only during the election times, when they want to inaugurate a something, or when ever they address a meeting! Shame for the democracy.
Clark
This is a very good bill. It is a win-win solution for staffing shortages as well as to support the collapsing academe for Nurses. Vote for politicians who will support this bill and mark the those who will not because of their selfish deeds.
Crum
Look around. What's the average age of an RN? 45? They'll
retire, just as demand peaks.
One of the specifics of HR 5924 is to provide grants to address the education needs for American nurses.
Should that actually work, I imagine no immigration would be required.
Finally, do we dispute the determination published by Heritage Foundation, Wall Street Journal and elsewhere that the nursing shortage will cost lives?
I was a software engineer during the dot com bubble. I know how it
feels to be in high demand. But let us bear in mind that the consequence of a nursing shortage is death.
Karen
If there's a demand it's just right to up the supply
deedee
I graduated in Jan '08 with an AAS degree in nursing and passed the NCLEX. I am licenced and Registered to practice as a RN but unable to do so because of the unavailablity of visas for nurses. It is unbelieveable that this country is facing drastic nursing shortages when the answer to the problem is to simply allow the hundreds or even thousands of qualified RNs to adjust our status so we can serve the country we have come to love. I hope that our reps in Washington will see the obvious benefit of H.R. 5924 and vote for the speedy passage of this bill
jerome
what are all the people waiting for... emergency means there is an urgent need!
Sundar
Please pass this bill ASAP.
Good Bill
Please pass the bill ASAP. It is Win-Win way to solve the problem. So smart bill.
Joseph
This bill is very good for nurses. Please pass the bill ASAP
Ajimon
This is a goo Bill for all americans who need Nursing Assistance. And it is High time that the Politicians should think about the welfare of the people who vote for
tina
They must pass this bill as early as possible.
JOANNASH
Nobody can deny a truth that is nurse shortage. Passing this bill is a important thing since it's not only for patients, but for all of you.
Rick Castrop
Passage of this bill will help us a great deal in the years ahead. Staffing a hospital with qualified nurses is an increasing challenge. As a hospital CEO, this bill must be enacted as soon as possible.
natalie
Please pass the bill,everyone who is waiting for this law will work for welfare of American people.Moreover it wll make work of Amercan nurses better and easier, and prevent many medical errors.PLEASE!
JIMMY
PLEASE PASS THE BILL AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.......
GEORGE
ITS A GOOD ONE PLEASE PASS IT.
Jessie
we want take good care of your grand mother,your mother and you and ...your lovely children....but we can not...even we passed all the Toefl test and Nurse test.Please pass the bill,when you help us,you are helping yourself in the future. love,Jessie.
LR
Please pass the bill! It is ridiculous that many illegal immigrants without any skills and no education can get work permits through whatever the methods. We, the RNs, who either complete years professional education and training in the States or in other countries, passed the NCLEX and many other evaluations, but we could not work as a nurse in the states.
We are young, educated, skilled, and we are well prepared to provide good care to the people in needs.
LR
I don't know what are the reasons for not giving working permits to foreign trained RNs.
Is the shortage of nurses the real problem in the States or is just what the nursing schools used to get funding from the Federal government or is just what the American nurses associations used to attract more ettentions from the government?
Are they thingking if the shortage continues, then the American nurses can get higher salary and better benefits, and then more young people will be attracted to be a nurse, then the shortage will be relieved?
LR
Are they just using the patients health and life as their chips?
vivianzhu
It is a good bill, Please pass this bill ASAP.
vivian
please pass the bill as soon as possible
redoda
It is a good bill, Please pass this bill ASAP.
Vivian
Please pass this bill ASAP! Because patients need nurses.
Vivian Liu
Please pass this bill ASAP!
Because patients need nurses.
Lijuan
Pass this bill, pls.
Isaac
This is a very important bill for the survival of some nursing homes in the rural areas of America, Lack of staff are a serious problem in these areas .
Angelina
Everything will be ok,sooner or later.only time 's problem left.right? God bless us! we are staying with you.Now and Forever!!
Brenda
It is a win-win solution for staffing shortages as well as to support the collapsing academe for Nurses. we are waiting for it .
meihui
god bless us,pass it as soon as possible
stella
May God bless all Chinese nurses!
Praise my God !
songofsolomon
pass this bill,please!
God bless!
eleanorguan
Please pass this bill!
Nurses need it !
patients need it!
Angy
I am an international who graduated from a US nursing school and passed the NClex 2 months later. I think the US should try to retain their nurses especially when they have been educated in us schools. The shortage is worldwide and many nurses in my situation are now thinking about moving to europe or canada or england. The USA need to retain their nurses, that's why we need to pass this bill!!! it's a must for the health and safety of the people, of your families and loved ones.
helen
this bill is so important for us
martin nelson mejia
calling U.S.legislators wake up please pass the bill
mr.x
If you will pass the bill, please make sure that all qualified registered nurses will obtain US immigrant visa without delay and hindrance. This will greatly help preserve the humanity. For GOD'S SAKE, please provide US immigrant visas to qualified registered nurses as soon as possible! If the bill will become a law, you contributed greatly to GOD'S 2 great commandments which are to love God above yourself and to love people above yourself! Thank you and GOD BLESS YOU!!!
ALN
For those of you who cannot understand the ethical dilemma with this sort of legislation, watch the slide show at http://alnconsulting.org/global_nurse_shortage.aspx. Overall, this legislation appears fair and balanced in my opinion.
itunurse
Im a filipino nurse waiting for my chance for interview to get visa for me and my wife to work as nurses in u.s. I think it is only fair with the amount of effort and money we put in to practice our profession in the u.s. because if a lot of anti immigrants say we dont deserve to work in your country then they should stop making money out of people like me paying for nclex/cgfns exams and visa fees..besides we we get a job in us we pay taxes as well....fair enough illegal aliens dont deserve amnesty but we are trying to get to u.s. legally certainly is a different thing.....
Lynn
Lots of comments to pass this bill but little concern why American Nurses are leaving the work force. Just like lots of other jobs, we are truly not paid what we are worth and the facilities try to cut corners and have us work more with less resources. We need a bill that will increase the pay for nurses, give nurses more rights in the profession,and to increase funding for nursing schools. The solution is not to go outside of the U.S but to correct the problem that exist here. I am a nurse and I see what most of you don't see. Those who are for this bill are truly in the dark about what is going on in the hospitals. Nurses are willing to come back and come into the profession but legislature need to fix what is broken. This bill is yet another band aid over issues.
Amanda
As a nurse, I understand the shortages we have in our profession and the reasons we have them. Retention of domestic and foreign nurses is the real problem that needs to be addressed. Importing more nurses from overseas is not going to fix the problem unless we can find ways to retain them and our own domestic nurses. Also, see Sen. Dick Durbin's moral dilemma with recruiting foreign-educated nurses into our workforce @ http://include.nurse.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080714/FL02/307140020...
meenajosy
It is a very good bill and if it passess before the election it will be a mirracle.pls pass the bill
Marcus
Excellent bill, with short term relief for nursing shortage as well as funding and scholarships to promote nursing profession to eradicate shoratge of nurses in the long run. I hope the bill is voted on its merit and not shot down because of other unrelated political interests.
mengnalisha
God bless us!
Gil
Please Pass this Bill ASAP!GOD BLESS AMERICA!
joy
please support the bill
john
please support and let the bill be passed in the senate...
Lory
I am a US educated RN on H4 visa,
I have RN lisence for about a year now. I cannot work...
Nitin
20,000 primary beneficiary quota. While there is no retrogression for Schedule A cases filed before September 30, 2011, Consulates may not approve more than 20,000 primary beneficiary visas in any one year. There is no quota for the immediate family members of such beneficiaries."
Dear HLG,
Does this mean 20,000 primary beneficiaries a year per consulate (ex. 20,000 for INDIAN Embassy) or 20,000 per year Worldwide?
Plz reply n solve my confusion!!!!!!!!!
Faye
Please support this bill and let is be passed in the Senate.
Kunal
08/01/2008: H.R. 5882 and H.R. 5924 Both Obtain Green Light From House Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee Today
* Reportedly, the Subcommittee voted for both of these bills "yes" by 7:2 in H.R. 5924, Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act of Rep. Waxler of Florida, and 8;1 in H.R. 5882, Visa Number Recapture bill of Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California. The full Judiciary Committee will act on these two bills considering the Subcommittee recommendations. Good news, indeed.
Ben
Ya! This is a good bill,Since demand is more and supply is less,it is inevitable to pass this one.
Franc
To make it simple, a win-win solution for the U.S. and people who want to use their skill to help others.
bill
UHHHM, wtf are ya'll smoking? My only guess is that you are all foreign nurses. Importing foreign nurses to fill the nursing shortage? This would take away jobs from our lagal citizens. This is a bad idea. How about a bill that supports better working conditions for nurses, that would be better. Everyone write your congressman and tell them this bill stinks.
Mini Mathew
This bill is very important. Pls pss as soon as possible
mystical62101
I'm a foreign born nurse trained and educated in the United States. I even worked as a RN for a year under OPT. I'm not allowed to work any more because of the lack of visas. What people need to understand is that the nursing shortage is very real and so extensive that it can not be filled by just increasing the number of people enrolling in nursing programs. Allowing foreign nurses to work here does not take away jobs from the US citizens as the shortage exists purely because there aren't enough US nurses available. Another point is that the nursing shortage is going to be a worldwide phenomenon in the next decade. If US doesn't take steps to bring in foreign nurses now, other countries will and US will lose out. We (foreign nurses) would like to work here cause we were educated here but at the same time, we do have a marketable profession that we can practice anywhere in the world.
Please pass this bill and help the ultimate recipients - the patients.
Wale Tijani
The shortage of nurses continue to put strain on the nurse to patient ratio resulting in undue pressure on nurses to take on more patients than is safe; this ends up affecting the quality of care delivered and ultimately patient outcome
Tina
As a nurse, I understand there is a nursing shortage but our energy would be better spent on trying to retain the nurses that we have. Also make available more nursing programs that will allow the current LPNs and paramedics to attend school to become RNs while being able to work full-time. The nursing education system in the United States needs to be totally revamped. There lies the problem in it's entirety. If an effort is made to recruit and license more U.S citizens and offer an incentive to become a nurse and remain a nurse, there is no need to look beyond the borders of the U.S. We have well capable people that are enrolled in schools like Excelsior College to become RNs; however, the legislation of several states have voted to not allow licensure of Excelsior graduates. This makes no sense at all.
Mary
I agree with Tina. As an LPN enrolled in the Excelsior College program, I am finding that more and more states will not license its graduates. This is ridiculous. Excelsior has an award winning program. License foreign nurses after you take care of your hardworking nurses at home.
Christine Starr
THIS BILL WONT BE LEGAL IN GEORGIA
A new law in GA house bill 1041 makes all nurses who trained and graduated in third world countries ineligable for an RN license.
Georgia will still have a huge nursing shortage.
nursebetty
do NOT pass this bill. yet again the American Government making it easy for immigrants to live in this country. Why not provide more schooling and training to those already here? Many nursing schools here in US cause the shortage themselves by making it nearly impossible to stay in the program. The day hours, the cost, the fail one test and you're out attidude needs to go out the door. That is also why we're in the 10th generation of families on welfare. The US will support them till the end yet never say "let's help educate these people and get them off welfare" Nope. not gonna happen. DO NOT PASS THIS BILL. Educate & Train US NURSES!
Nikki
No disrespect to foreign nurses, but outsourcing U.S. nursing jobs is NOT the answer. I have been an LPN for 19 years. I have been pursuing my associate RN degree through the WELL KNOWN, AWARD WINNING AND NLN ACCREDITED distance learning RN bridge program at Excelsior College, a college that has graduated over 36,000 RN's over 25 years. Individual State Boards of Nursing are quietly creating legislation that prevents Excelsior College Associate RN grads from EVER OBTAINING RN LICENSURE in their states and the GOVERNORS of those states are SIGNING THESE INTO LAWS. If Congress is looking to RECTIFY the nursing shortage, perhaps they should START BY addressing the NCSBN and individual states Board of Nursing, who are EFFECTIVELY ADDING TO THE NURSING SHORTAGE CRISIS by passing these FACTUALLY UNFOUNDED LEGISLATIONS! Come on Congress... I EMPLORE YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE!
Karen
NO!!! DO NOT PASS THIS BILL!!!!! Enough of our jobs have gone to foreign countires! The US government nneds to pay US citizens to go to nursing school; not keep giving it away to foreign people who undermine our country! Passing this bill is NOT the answer!! What are you people thinking!?? Do you want to lose your job to some foreigner who can't speak our language and trust me, I know, as I have worked with some Visa/d nurses, they are NOT nearly qualified to work in our hospitals! Vote NO and keep our $ to educate US citizens who despartely need a job!!!
Stacey
NO to H.R. 5924! You're Kidding, Right? I am utterly floored! DUMB IDEA! I am really impressed that the Federal Gov. can see the tremendous need for nurses and REALLY DISGUSTED that the Great State of Georgia and the Board of Nursing is completely blind to the issue. I am a GA LPN who is working on my RN through Excelsior College's bridge program and the state I was born and reared in has taken steps to make sure that I will NEVER be an RN in Georgia with an Excelsior education. The Ga BON actually suggested I move!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So, by all means PLEASE make sure we ship nurses in from around the world to fill the vast need before we allow the 1,100 affected students in GA to become Registered Nurses! Lets be sure to solve the world's problems before we do what is right by our LEGAL US CITIZENS! They probably will be allowed to work in GA and will not have to speak english, so maybe we should just start handing out pocket translators and I can get on FEDERAL ASSISTANCE!
Robin Sullivan, RN-BC CMSRN
Safe, quality care is at risk. I have worked with some foreign nurses that came during the last shortage that have not been quality practitioners by any standard. I have been an RN for 16 years and currently attend Excelsior College pursuing an advanced nursing degree. There are many LPN students there who are pursuing their RN degrees through distance learning. These students have anywhere from a few years to 30 years or more experience. For most of them, this is the only way they can attend school while working full time as nurses and tending to family and they have put out a lot of their hard earned money and time pursuing their studies. Now, they are being told by many of the state Boards of Nursing that they will not be allowed to get licensed. They have more quality experience than foreign nurses and need to be allowed to practice. Distance programs can put out large amounts of quality nurses, too.
Charlie
When I wake up in the emergency room I want to be sure I can understand the nurse. This is bad legislation.
Mike
Please read the whole Bill first before making any comments. Some of you are just making comments base on the working title of the Bill.
Roughly 2/3 of the bill is actually for improving work conditions, retainment of US nurses and giving grants to colleges and universities and to increase the pay for educators so that so that their would be more faculty. US Citizens won't get turned down when applying for a nursing course. The grant money that will be generated might also be enough to even pay for tuition or at least subsidize majority of it for students.
Also, for those who are unaware. Those who come in legally are required to pass English Exams, the NCLEX and other certifications first before they come in.
The bill is also capped for just 3 years and will only give a limited amount of visas per year. It's not opening the flood gates as some of you are thinking. It might not even make a dent on any shortage.
Mike
As someone has posted already, it really is a win-win situation.
If you guys just read the whole bill first and not conclude anything just base on the working title you will understand why some people thinks it's a win-win situation.
The visa numbers mentioned there is only good for 3 years and it won't even be significant enough to threaten anything. If you ask me, US nurses and faculty actually gets more of out of this bill than foreign nurses does. If you read the whole bill, you'll understand.
Matt
Been reading comments about a certain nursing program.
If it's not being accepted by diff. Boards and on several States then there is something wrong with it.
It has nothing to do with this bill or to foreign nurses.
Foreign-educated nurses submit their transcripts for evaluation as well to the Boards. Some gets denied, some accepted.
Some foreign nationals also study being nurses in US programs and their transcripts gets approved by diff. Boards.
That just fortifies that something is wrong with the program from that school everyone is mentioning about, so do not blame it on this bill or to foreign nurses or to the diff. boards that are not accepting it.
Pat
Sounds like it is something the hospital administrators would push so they can hold down wages. Vote No.
Carla
This is just another way for companies to outsource our JOBS to foreign nurses. There are many nurses here whom have been LPN's and have furthered their education with Excelsior College to become Registered Nurses in some states and not be allowed to practice in others. It is preposterous! As an Army trained LPN, I was already trained to do everything a Registered Nurse did, however I needed the additional title in the civilian sector and now instead of allowing US citizen nurses to get jobs in different states whom have furthered their education with Excelsior College, we are getting shut out by different states. I guess I am a good enough nurse to save soldiers lives, but not good enough to practice in California! That really send a good message!
Leslie
First of all it is not outsourcing as jobs remain in the country, the bill actually limits the number of foreign nurses to 20,000 a year and that too for 3 years. Secondly, the major part of the bill deals with providing funds and scholarships to support the domestic education of nurses. It seems the easiest solution for some is to blame foreign nurses for all problems and woes faced in US healthcare. I just hope that people will have the sense to judge the bill on its merit and not based on their personal prejudices and other unrelated issues.
Sherry
VOTE NO---
I was in nursing school with foreign nurses and the majority could not understand English enough to safely care for a patient! Also the patients refused to have them care for them because they could not understand them! This only causes more work for American RN's!
Put the money to use helping Americans who want to be nurses! With the unemployment rising---use our tax dollars for AMERICANS!
Wally
Keep the jobs for the Americans. Importing nurses is just like everything else, cheaper labor means more profit.
Jenny
Take care of American nurses first by making it better for them by keeping distance learning programs. Every one can not attend traditional schools. To do so, will keep the shortage down. This bill is okay after we take care of home first.
Shawn
I would vote no to this bill at this time. There is an amazing school in Albany New York called Excelsior and The state board of nursing in different states are not approving it related to the lack of clinical hours, but you have to be a health professional prior to enrolling. This country needs to take care of the citizens in this country prior to offering employment to immigrants. The nurses of this country need to be able to get ahead prior to offering this to other nurses in other country's
Carol Larcart
Hi, I've been an LPN for over twelve years. I've taken classes at collegeS towards my degree as a RN. It is extremely hard to try to fit in work, evening and late night classes at a college. I work full-time and have kids and a husband.
When I found out about Excelsior's curriculum, it was a dream come true to allow nurses to advance their careers without having to spend many hours in a classroom.
During my experience as a nurse, I find that LPN's have more clinical experience than some of the RN's that go to four year colleges. Nurse that are LPN's before earning their RN degree are awesome nurses.
I ask that you please allow us to advance our career and help end the nursing shortage. Please allow graduates from Excelsior the chance to earn a degree and recognize our license in the state of Georgia and other states that refuse to.
Thanks,
Mary
I agree with Leslie. Seems like people are just blaming it to the foreign nurses with the diff. problems they are blaming. Just pause and try and think of what you guys are posting.
What does the Excelsior program not being accepted by the diff. Boards even related to this Bill we are talking about?? Absolutely nothing.
I hear about some foreign nurses' transcripts being rejected from some countries (mostly from eastern european countries) everytime and the Board cites that it is only equivalent to a US LPN rather than a US RN and that they need to add in more hours to make-up what is lacking.
Are they making comments that they are considered full-fledged nurses on their countries so the Board should recognize that as well ?? No, they attend additional courses to make-up what the Board cites that is lacking and then submit their transcripts again for evaluation and then their trancripts gets approved rather than keep yapping about it.
Another Mary
The only thing I seem to have in common with Mary above is the name. I do not see where this bill will be of benefit to anyone but the hospitals.
My vote is NO.
Baby Boomer
After reading the comments from top to bottom, not one mentioned what the impact will it have to the public.
Many are forgetting to whom is this bill really for. This bill is not for foreign nurses per se nor is it against domestically trained nurses, this bill is for the general American public's proper health care. This is for the children, the baby boomers, the patients that will benefit from improved healthcare to result from increase supply of nurses, improving their working conditions and retaining them, etc,, that this bill brings.
Foreign nurses, US nurses, the AHA, ANA, and nursing unions will surely have their biases but did they bother to ask what the general American public what they think about this bill? Stop being selfish. This bill is not about YOU. It is about US, the American patients. Who wants to be left in the E.R. un-attended for 12-24 hours while everyone is fighting over this bill and just thinks about themselves.
Melissa
I vote NO!!! I am a single mother of 4 in the state of Georgia, and for over 13 years I have been trying to get financial help so that I may become a nurse and still be able to raise my children without living on welfare! Guess what, no help! Now this bill opens the door for foreigners? I think not!! Because I could not pursue my dream of being a nurse, I have worked in a textile mill for the past 10 years and over that time, Americans have become the minority in our own country!
There are thousands out there just like me...dreaming of this wondrous profession with no help from our government. Then there are those like many of my friends, who have their LPN license, working on their RN, and can't get work!?!?!?!?!
I don't get it! Stand up for your country, for those who have been born and raised here,
VOTE NO!!!!!!
Charlie
Baby Boomer,
If you read some of these comments closely you will see the concern about training and ability to communicate. As I said before I don't want to have to worry about whether the nurse will understand me, or more importantly, the doctor.
Baby Boomer
To Charlie,
What makes you think foreign nurses = can't read, write, and speak English ??
I think you should read the one that made a comment about the foreign nurse having to pass an English exam and having to pass the US Licensure exam first and other certifications to even be considered and another one that made a comment about their transcripts being evaluated as well by the Boards just like US graduates are.
Maybe you are confused about illegals that don't bother to learn how to communicate in English at all.
These are not illegals we are talking about.
And I keep reading about patients being left un-attended for 12022 hours or so and dying there w/o anyone seeing them until they're dead.
I don't know about you but I surely don't want that to happen to me.
jane
Please pass this bill as USgoverment give lots of hope to foreign nurses.
MANJU.T.MATHEW
PLZ PASS THIS BILL
GOD BLESS YOU ALL
Funny Mortal
Please Pass this Bill...We are eagerly waiting for this bill to be passed!!!!!!!!!!!
Louise
This is a bad idea. Please vote NO.
Grace
There is no doubt that having this bill approved will make the lives of 60,000 PTs and nurses (and their families) a lot better. But think about the help these professionals can bring to the clients, residents, and patients in the health facilities they will be working in.
Filipino and Indian nurses have been exposed to a number of patients in their student life and professional life before seeking employment in the USA. With this experience and the welcome help from their preceptors, they can significantly help the health needs of the people (in health care facilities).
These professionals are not rivals but allies in bringing better attention to our recipients in the health care facilities.
Carolyn
There is no need to import help. If the hospitals and other facilities would simply make the pay and working conditions bearable there would be enough home-grown nurses to fill the jobs. This just looks like another corporate idea to enhance their profits. I say vote NO.
Pat
Every Nursing School has a quota that they accept into the program. Now I'm upset because I know students who would like to attend Nursing school but have been turned down. Are Americans are competing for placement into nursing programs with foreign students? This is a shame!!!
GEORGE
THIS BILL IS VERY GOOD FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED
Frank
Sorry but I don't believe this bill is the right thing to do. I envoursge a NO vote.
Tom
It is good bill. I support it.
SUZANNE
wHY TAKE GOOD NURSES AWAY FROM THEIR OWN COUNTRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN THE USA, PAY BETTER AND DROP THE COSTS OF RN PROGRAMS,IT IS FAR TOO EXPENSIVE .
Bad Idea
I say no.
ben
This is a good idea. Definitly Yes.
Ben
I say Yes.
Harold
Let's get this straight - NO.
John
Vote YES to fix the shortage. Then work on improving working conditions and output from nursing schools
James
Nope. If you ever start this you won't be able to fix anything. The hospitals and others will simply find a way to keep the status quo.
VOTE NO!
Amanda
Section 833 of the bill discusses Domestic Nursing Enhancemet which is a system for supplying grants to universities to increase their amount of faculty in order for US nursing schools to be able to accept more students. Currently we are experiencing a severe nurse faculty shortage, which is driving the nurse shortage because we cannot accept to educate more than we have capacity for. This bill is a win-win situation for a short-term increase in foreign nurse support and a long-term goal of enhancing the domestic supply of nurses. I know many from Excelsior are upset, and I agree that in a time of shortage we need to increase the quantity of American nurses, but at the same time we have to keep vigilant on the quality of education. All foreign nurses who enter the US to work are required to pass several high-caliber exams, including the CGFNS OR NCLEX exam to assess nursing competency, as well as the TOEFL exam for English competency.
Amanda
I also agree that the work environment needs to be a top priority in retaining our current American nurses as well as the foreign nurses who are leaving because the environment is so bad. We must be compassionate to the foreign nurses needs, and help them adjust to a new lifestyle and career here in the US.
Amanda
I also agree that the work environment needs to be a top priority in retaining our current American nurses as well as the foreign nurses who are leaving because the environment is so bad. We must be compassionate to the foreign nurses needs, and help them adjust to a new lifestyle and career here in the US.
James
If the education system is at capacity WHY are we accepting foreign students instead of Americans? Because of poor planning you now advocate hirong the foreign graduates?
NO.
Christy
No- Licensing foreign nurses should not be a priority. Granted the foreign nurses I have worked with are wonderful we have LPN's getting their RN education from programs like Excelsior (which IS highly endorsed by the NLN)and are not being able to practice in Georgia. Georgia is hurting for nurses! Duh! Think about it people. LPN's with 25 years of experience receiving their ADN from Excelsior are not being recognized and should be. We have nurses here...use some common sense!
ARC
This is for America anyway.
James
Arc
If by that you mean only America gains, that is so transparent as to be ridiculous.
JIM
Please approve the Bill faster! Life is too short! you need nurses to care for you.Look at your relatives Americans, Do you think they will take care of you?
Jim 2
Do not pass this bill. It is not what is best for America.
Fatima Quezon
Please support the bill. The nursing shortage is real.
LOIDA
PLS PASS THIS BILL. MAY GOD BLESS US ALL!
Kim
Please don't vote thinking of personal gains only. The bill is to augment acute shortage of RN in the US and to strengthen the educational system for the Nurses in the US. The consequence of a nursing shortage is DEATH. And let us be aware that the US is a country of immigrants. A great country would know how to utilize its resources and strength to further its interests. So pls, if you don't have a job, pls don't blame the foreign nurses for this. Educate yourself! Strive for excellence and you'll get your dream job. your Blame yourself for your shortcomings. Cmon find a job, bum!
LH
Vote no. Those of you that are not nurses or not striving to be nurses cannot understand why some of us who are American born and bred nurses take this bill personally. The help has to come from within and that comes from revamping the nursing education programs, recruiting qualified educators in order to shorten the wait time to get into a program, institute online learning or night/weekend programs for individuals that work full time. This will help to decrease the nursing shortage tremendously. There is truly no need to recruit nurses from other countries. We must take care of our own first. After all, I don't know of any foreign countries pushing to recruit American nurses. That's just a thought.
tabaching_dj
yes, we support it. I think nursing schools can't take in that many applicants, which contributes to the shortage. The reason is schools are lacking instructors and teachers. This bill would be a temporary fix. Don't believe people saying that it would take nurses away from countries like the Philippines and will cripple their healthcare industry. The philippines has now, infact, an oversupply of nurses, and many many are unemployed. This is what the phil.nurses.association said last month
Lalitha
I support it in fact it should be an urgent and a top priority bill. I feel until one falls sick and is hospitalized one does not realize the importance of good and competent nurse. Please do not let the needy people who seek medical attention suffer, no matter they are young or old, they deserve the best and need to be taken care of. AMWRICA the people and the politicians please wake up and support this bill and pass it ASAP. The foreign nurses are not a threat to the country, they are only helping hands. Please do remember they are going to help and not make war. Sick people need good care and do not deny them their basic rights, otherwise we are not human beings.
Charlie
tabaching_dj,
So you think that because the PI has too many nurses the US should take them in? Bull fritters!
The nursing schools in the US have far more applicants from Americans that there are spaces. Part of the reason is the influx of foreign students who thought they would then have an open gate for entry to the US.
As far as I am concerned you can all go home.
VOTE NO!
prasad
Pass the bill, so many people are waiting to happen this
tabaching_dj
charlie,
What I'm saying is that some people argue that it's unethical,like what some organizations say, to take nurses from other countries like the philippines because there's a shortage there. I just would like to correct them, that there is infact, an oversupply now.
So what if the US takes in qualified foreign nurses? It's really not up to you.
VOTE YES!
Charlie
Much has been made of the requirement to pass the TOEFL. Can someone explain to me how a test that can be taken on a computer over the internet or with paper and pencil can evaluate a person's ability to speak english?
Charlie
tabaching_dj,
As a voter and citizen of this country it is very much up to me. I have already told my congressmen and senators how I feel and I will continue to push for a NO vote on the bill.
Christine
I VOTE YES TO THIS BILL. This is a win-win thing.
Langga
Please pass this bill. Think about our parents in the nursing home. Would you rather have them fall from their beds because there are less nurses to check on them. Many nurses are stressed out from doing extended hours in work because of understaffing.
This will answer an immediate need and make a difference to a lot of our older folks.
Have a heart!!!
David
All of your fear mongering won't work. While the care is stretched people will not be dying because you are not allowed to work.
And I have already seen some of the care provided by foreign nurses in nursing homes. That is one of the primary reasons I won't ever be going to one of those places.
This bill must not be passed. Vote NO.
Naga
This Bill will help US citizens to their lives and their loved ones.
Think of the +ve and _ve. This bill is +ve and will create Win-Win situation,.
This Bill should be passed ASAP.
Anu
There are Some destructive elements in this society who does not support this Bill, Just because they want to earn more at the cost Nursing shortage/retrogression. One should not get carried away by these comments of anti social elements. It is a threat for a common US citizens. BEWARE of these ........ and pass the BILL.
I say YES to this Bill and should be passed without fail. Eaeliest is the better.
Raj
This is an Excellent Bill to save the lives of People in US. If something bad happens or a disaster in US like Katrina, there will not be anyone to save the lives.
I vote YES to this bill.
tabaching_dj
Charlie, do what you have to do and we will do the same.
terry
I support this bill!!!
Jong
Pass this bill.
ROSA
THIS IS GOOD. I VOTE YES!
Brylle
I support this bill 100%! Please pass the bill.
sadeep john
please pass this bill soon,otherwise nurses who passed all required exams for America wil move to other countries and it will cause severe shortage again in America
Mandy
YES.
Pls pass this bill.
The ethical dilemma does not exist in all countries.
It is a very ethnocentric thing to say that foreign nurses worsens the working conditions of American RNs because of language barriers. It is clearly discrimination. Everyone in this country are all immigrants after all.
I dare you to take out every single one of the nurses that immigrated in the US and let us see if the US HealthCare system will still function.
John
Yes
Don't forget that this bill was made of America, not for the foreign nurses.
Please be open-minded. Don't vote yes/no just because of personal gain. Think of everyone around you who are in dire need of care in the hospitals/nursing homes and the like.
You will not understand the impact of this bill until you have a family member who had been a patient or is currently a patient, or you have been a patient yourself. Try waiting in the ER for hours until someone checks up on you because they don't have enough people to attend to the patient's needs.
This is a win-win situation for everyone.
Anony
Please pass this bill asap.Its the need at the moment.
Annie
Please vote for to pass this bill.
sha
Pass this bill pleace
Ben
Very good bill. One should see it in a sensible way. It benefits more to the US than the foreign nurses in long run.
Please pass the bill.
Charlie
Mandy
Your argument is specious. The old saw that everyone is an immigrant is ignorant. At one time that may have been true but not today. If you wish to use an argument it should at least nave some truth as a basis.
By the way, I still haven't heard how the TOEFL can test spoken language abilities. No one care to respond?
Vote NO.
maxine
i vote yes for this bill.others are so greedy,they dont want foreign nurses to come and work to US because they are afraid that they will have competition and they use the argument of foreign nurses are not good in english because knowledge wise it is far better from them.i have read from an article that waiting time for the patient for them to see by the nurses in emergency room, it would take an average of 15-20 hrs.there are patient dying without even seen by the nurse.this is the effect of nursing shortage.pass this bill ASAP!
jeny
This bill will not destroy any job oppurtunities for american nurses
please pass this bill
Kay
Vote NO on this bill please. Thank you.
Charlie
jeny,
Any job filled by a foreign nurse is a job not available to an American nurse.
chepita
This is a gret bill for both sides, the patients and the US health system. It will fulfill the needs now, provide $$ for US citizens pursuing a nursing career and promote LEGAL immigration to educated individuals. PASS IT !!!
VOTE YES!!!!
Kay
To all of you obviously foreign nurses,
It does not matter one bit how you "vote" here.
And I say "obviously foreign" because of the way you try to use the language.
HLL
This is good bill for american people as well. Vote YES for this please
jkp
Vote YES for this please
Alan
So we'v outsourced everything else, now we are going to outsource nursing as well.
Give me a break. Vote no on this ridiculous bill.
Raj
I am trying to figure out some things about HR 5924.
First there is a huge number of RN already waiting to get a GC. Now if HR 5924 pass then will it allow all the people waiting reapply under schedule A or just new applicants only. Because if they do let them apply again then the 20,000 quota will be filled in like hours.
Please comment on this if you know the answer.
Thanks in advance
40 years a Real Nurse
Our geriatric pop. is exploding often they are hard of hearing, then to boot, trying to understand broken english! Often if more than one foreign nurse is in the room they speak loudly in their language and none of us AMERICANS know what is being said, they are a disaster in a Code Blue.
As Lynn, said above pay us enough for our education and sacrifices in our personal life, to care for the American masses and we will stay in nursing. There are enough American nurses , we are opting out due to pay issues, pay nurse educators and you will fill the schools. Nurse educators with lots of credintials and education are paid the least??
Yes the bill has options for American nurses, schools ect but as someone that has observed for the last 40= years political talk amounts to nothing. Like the school nurse - the law meant for it to be a RN instead there is one RN supervising LPN's in schools. The intent of the law rarely comes to fruition.
Shawn
Greenspan said that influx of LEGAL immigrants could help our economy. Immigrants could save the crisis that our country is experiencing at the moment. They will come here to work, pay taxes, consume US goods and buy houses and will help stimulate our economy.
This is a great idea. We will be able to ease our nursing shortage, and it will help our economy. Don't be selfish and think for the greater good of the country.
Lisa, RN
There are plenty of people who want to be nurses in the United States, but not enough nurse educators to teach them! We need to focus on creating nurses from the pool of willing Americans by opening our minds to non-traditional/distance learning programs that meet various Board of Nursing standards, not by outsourcing every last ounce of EVERYTHING in this country. Please vote NO. Thank you.
anony
please pass this bill
AARON
please pass this bill for the benefit of all
arun
please pass the bill
Matt
VOTE YES.
Clearly, most of the people who vote NO are frustrated nurses/excelsior students who blame all their misfortunes on the poor foreign nurses. They don't want this bill to be passed for their personal gain. They do not see the benefit of this bill for our country in the long run.
Distance learning is not accredited in other states for a reason. Nursing is not something you learn from a far. You need extensive and training to become one. You cannot decide to be a nurse one day, go online and then just have your diploma after a few months. You have to work hard for it because nursing is dealing with other people's lives, not just yours.
Please pass this bill. I am one of the baby boomers who do not want to have compromised care because of the nursing shortage. Please think of the elderly like myself. Please do not be selfish.
Jay
This is a good bill that needs to be passed to address the growing concerns of the nursing graduates as well as that of the patient community.
Anonyous
I totally agree with Matt. Nursing degree needs lot of education & real time training. This is not just getting an online degree and sit for the board exam. You cannot complete in 3 months and say I am an RN. People wake up and Pass this bill. Hospitals are not going to trust the life of their patients who earn a diploma or degree by learning online. Go to a real college and get a degree and then complain if you are not accepted by the Board. This is the problem with USA. They want to learn in 3 months and earn RN salary.
PASS THIS BILL
Andrew
I vote for this bill
H.R. 5924, The Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act
The title of the bill itself states two things:
1) EMERGENCY
2) Relief
If there is no shortage or if Americans can fill in this shortage then i don't think this bill would be drafted at all.
I don't think 20,000 visas will take a lot of Jobs away from us Americans. My knowledge is that there are thousands of job vacancies in this profession and 20,000 people would not even be enough to fill up this shortage. I did my research and i found out that these thousands of job vacancies could reach up to more than a million in the coming years.
What are we Americans really afraid of?
We should not be too proud to accept help from other countries because even if i do not want to admit it myself, we really need it.....badly.
Charlie
Matt,
I am not a "frustrated nurses/excelsior student" nor am I have any "personal gain" in the balance.
I do not believe in this bill and I will do my best to see that it does not pass.
America, wake up and vote NO.
Matt
Charlie,
If you have read my entry, i typed MOST... not ALL.
I respect your opinion and you should do the same.
Why so much hatred towards foreign nurses Charlie?
Peace be with you.
ED
This bill should be passed.
ann
Please pass this bill asap as it will help both sides, American people and foreign nurses. Isn’t a win-win situation if both parties benefit from it? It is very unfair to say that any job filled by a foreign nurse is a job not available to an American nurse. f there are Americans who can do the job , how come there is a shortage? There is a shortage because nobody can fill the job for a lot of reasons. So it will so selfish to think this way. Just because one person can not have the job, then nobody can have it? What about the need of the sick and elderly people, you will denied them of the care they need because you do not want foreign nurses do the job? I hope one you will not find yourself in need of a care and nobody can do it because of this reasoning.
Elaine
It's a good bill. It will help improve the quality of patient care in the hospitals and nursing homes in the US. The quality of healthcare in America have suffered greatly in the past years due to the nurse staffing shortage.
MEHER
PLS PASS THIS BILL, US NEEDS NURSES VERY BADLY.
Leslie
The 20k visas will got the foreign nurses who have been waiting since '04-5 and not open flood gates to scores of fresh foreign nurses as some fear.In fact the bill curtails the no.of foreign nurses to 20k a year hence in the future if visas were re captured and visas were open to all, the bill will prevent the influx of foreign nurses and preserve the interests of American nurses.
Leslie
The major part of the bill deals with funds,scholarships and incentives to American nursing students & schools.These funds are routed from the healthcare industry towards the benefit of the nursing profession as it should be.Yes the nation needs nursing educators but stating the obvious is not enough. The bill provides an avenue to do so.
When someone votes “no” for the bill, the person not only prevents the entry of this meager number of foreign nurses but also prevent the increase in no. of local American nurses, while it may seem beneficial for some to maintain the present shortage levels as it is profitable to them but is it ethical to do so? and this applies even to foreign nurses who have reached US and want the gates closed behind them for personal gains.
shanthi manickam,tuticorin,india
hr 5924 is very good for american peoples and indian nurses.plse support n pass the bill in coming september 2008.
raj
say yes to this bill,
WILLIAM KERRY
PASS THIS BILL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
JOHAN
CHARLIE, PLZ PRAY GOD, FOR THAT U SHOULD NOT GET SICK,WHERE NURSING SHORTEGE IS MORE.......... U NEED MORE CARE TO TAKEN BY THE GREAT NURSES
KIRAN
SAY YES TO THIS BILL
Anna RN
Excelsior College's nursing program (which is accredited by the NLNAC, by the way) is for people with prior extensive hands-on experience. It's a bridge program for people who already have thousands of hours of clinicals and patient care time, and it is not an easy program. I have coworkers who have done the bridge with Excelsior, and they are excellent, caring, and safe RN's. With that being said, I have no problem with foreign nurses who meet educational and training requirements. I've worked with foreign nurses on our floor, and most have been excellent.
Charlie
Matt,
If you are a baby-boomer I will eat my hat.
elsie
This will be a good immediate solution to the heathcare crisis, while you are preparing for the long term solution.Foreign healthcare professionals can help. Please pass This
anu
please pass this bill as we spent lot of our valuable time for us exam preparation, our lives r in half way , kindly support this bill
andres
pass the bill, there's no difference between an us trained nurse and a born american nurse
Debie
I find nothing wrong with this bill.
I think it tackles the very roots of the nursing shortage, which are lack of educators because of low pay and poor working condition in the work place for current nurses.
However, people should realize that this takes time. It will probably take a good couple of years before there is enough nurses that can be persuaded to be nursing faculty and if I'm not mistaken they need to finish a Masterals first before they can qualify and start teaching. So, there is definitely a time-lag of at least a couple of years.
Mean time, the nursing shortage is current.
People keeps saying that bringing in foreign nurses even for a very limited time and on very limited numbers (as one of the things this bill strives to do)is a band-aid or stop-gap solution. Of course, it is and what's wrong with that?
A dying patient needs first-aid and stabilization first don't they ??
jane
please pass this nurse emergency
bill.patients need this
LANY
Please pass pass this bill for emergency relief.This bill brings nurses for limited time.
Grace
Please pass this bill!
orion..
Bill should push thru, not only for the good of American People but also for the good of those People who dearly wants to work as health care worker. They spend thousans of dollars just to comply to all required documents. Sadly, because of the retrogressions stormed the US, those documents expired just like that..We(foreign health care workers) Ask the US goverment to PLS pass this Bill for God sake...
apothecariyes
This is the right bill at the right time. Before things become worse in hospitals, bring more nurses to care the ailing public. Take away the burden from the current nursing workforce!
Go ahead to pass this bill!
JP RN
this bill is very important. i agree that america needs its own nurses but the widely accepted fact is that america cant generate nurses in large numbers atleast for another 4-5 years. so it is better to encourage foreign educated nurses.
MJ
GO AHEAD WITH THIS BILL
dave
Please pass this bill
Charlie
orion,
And just who provided the subsidies for all these foreign nurses to go to school? No doubt some government, church, or welfare agency. Shouldn't that organization have some say about where these graduates work?
nyra
i dare you to show proof for the many unfounded things you comment here esp.when you said that we foreign nurses have spent subsidies to finance our exams and everything we needed to apply and become reg.nurses.stop writing utter lies just to make your point.God sees everything dont you know that Charlie,have'nt your good parents taught you anything?how about being nice and respectful to people of any color once in a while?that could lessen the insecurity that may have been consuming you in your lifetime.chill man! YES to this intelligent bill!
chymety
please pass this bill. Godbless
Charlie
nyra
Do you know for sure that none of these people were subsidized? That is a pretty sweeping statement to make. Sure would make you look foolish when the truth comes out.
Nelia
I support the bill.
Anna
I am currently out of practice due to retrogression, however my employers still cant comprehend why it is impossible for a trained RN to continue his/her work.
Please support this BILL, it will benefit all of us.
Debie
To Charlie,
If subsidize as you've said then you are right.
However, majority of foreign nurses I know went to school using their own money or from their parents.
You should understand that the education system outside the USA is diff. There are no student loans, and subsidize in the majority of cases as they pay for their own out of their pockets.
nyra
charlie,
have you ever wondered how it is for most of the people from developing countries such as ours to get to school and have a degree to their name?people hardly get subsidies unlike where you are now,and practically the reason we are getting by and making it is because of our inherent abilities,diligence,faith,perseverance and tough resolve to get to where we really want despite so many odds such that any attempt at all (such as yours)to bring us down won't get anywhere man,you just don't know how most of us ASIANS have been hell and back and we're definitely getting there soon,like it or not.so i guess i made my point well and clear.be professional and respectful of others and accurate next time bro!bye now!peace!
orion
charlie,
Who the hell are you to said something you don't even knew in the 1st place? Why don't you just say somthing about the bill instead of commenting on our opinion? You don't have any idea how hard we been thru just to finish our courses...go somewhere else..
nyra
last thing charlie you were the one who made such a sweeping statement,an unfounded one at that,when you wrote "and just who provided subsidies for ALL these foreign nurses to go to school?"..doesn't that kind of statement make you seem foolish enough not to know what really is happening yet making outright conclusions?hay naku ambot sa imo!!!
Charlie
maingat ako lakas maaari mo ama.
Laura
I strongly support this Bill.
I vote YES to this bill.
Charlie
I support this bill now.Yes to foreign nurses,yes to HR 5924.
MANJUSHA
PLEASE PASS THILL BILL DEAR US CONGRESS
jam
Pass this bill..
HARIKRISHNAN
PLEASE PASS THIS BILL AND PROVIDE RELEIF FOR THIS LONG TERM WAITING
Ramesh
I VOTE YES TO THIS BILL
Revathy
please pass this bill as so many international nurses have been eagerly waiting for the same.
Jenitha
Please pass this bill
PANCHAMI
PLEASE PASS THIS BILL
Manju
Please support this bill
Patricia
It would be very helpful, so please pass this bill
ANU
PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BILL AND PASS IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Anthony
Pass this bill
Rema
Please pass this bill and help us
SINDHU
PLEASE PASS THIS BILL
Benedict
IT WOULD BE A GREAT RELEIF FOR THIS LONG TERM WAITING
Mala
I vote for this bill to be passed ASAP.
SOPHY
PASS THIS BILL AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE
SARAMMA
PASS THIS BILL PLEASE
nisha
I completed NCLEX,English exam and all the requirements to work in US.I had spent so much of money on this.Will My energy and money will be taken in to account.Pleas pass this bill.....
Rajeswary
pass this bill please
binu
Please pass this bill at the earliest
Rajula Selvakumari
Please please pass this bill
Danny
I strongly support this bill.
leo
This is an important bill.Pass it as soon as possible
SAJILA
PASS THIS BILL AT THE EARLIEST
venki
YES.PASS THIS BILL
LISSY
PASS THIS BILL
ACKAMMA
PASS THIS BILL
AJEENA JACOB
PASS THIS BILL FOR NURSES
Regi
Please pass this bill
ALEYAMMA
PASS THIS BILL
sebastin
So many NURSES ae waiting for this.Say yes to this BILL
SHIRLY
PASS THIS BILL
BINI THOMAS
PASS THIS BILL
BINU THOMAS
PASS THIS BILL PLEASE
roy
I strongly recommend this bill
BRIJIT
SAY YES TO THIS BILL
CHANCHAL
PASS THIS BILL
DEEPTHY JOSEPH
PASS THIS BILL
ELSY KURIAN
PASS THIS BILL
GEEMOL
I VOTE YES TO THIS BILL
GIPSYMOL
PASS THIS BILL
JAINY
PLEASE PASS THIS BILL
JEEVAMOL
PASS THIS BILL
JIGGIMOL
PLEASE PASS THIS BILL
Navalavan
Please lift Retrogression
JOMY
PASS THIS BILL
Nurse 2002
If US people don't want this bill, then they should stop licensing foreign nurses.
BEE 2007
Pass this bill or stop licensing international nurses.
kala
Pass this bill and reduce the nursing shortage in US
rajeshin08
we need a positive result from US congress.so pass this bill
sharon
Pass this bill.may god bless you
boops
Provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the united states.pass the bill
mache
I support this bill
sarap
If this bill is passed all kind of nurses will be benefited
OBG
pass this bill and give us good relief
ram
This bill seems to be pretty good.
The Real Charlie
No. I do not support this bill and never will. Vote NO. Send all of them back home now.
Jane
Vote against the bill, please.
Mike
Please vote NO.
raj
I wish to now go to my home. Please vote no.
nisha
Send me home. Vote no. Thanking you.
nyra
I hate america. Send me home. Vote no on this bill.
Jessy
please pass the bill
John
This bill is not what this country needs. Please vote NO. Thank you.
helen
please pass this bill.
Terry
Please vote YES to this bill.
Linda
Please say YES to this bill.
Jane
PASS THIS BILL PLEASE.
Navalavan
We just want to go home. Please vote NO.
arun
Vote NO so we can leave and be home.
jeny
We don't care to work here anymore. Please vote no.
no boby
I say yes, I support with my both hands...
Ramesh
Vote NO. This is a bad bill.
kala
So sorry. You should vote no on this bill. It is bad for the country.
VJ
pass the bill
NANCY
i support the bill
NAGS
GO AHEAD WITH THIS BILL
RAM
BILL SHOULD PASS, ALL SELFISH PERSONS KEEP QUITE
dn
I VOTE FOR THIS BILL
DINU
YES, PASS THE BILL
HR
I SAY YES
PAPA
YES, HR 5924 ROCKS,
RAM
So selfish of me. Please vote NO. Thank you.
venaktesh
say yes to this bill
MATHEW
say yes to this great bill
VJ
I am going to my home now. You should vote no.
srinivas
plz pass this bill as soon as possible
40 years a Real Nurse
I got my doctorate by sitting in classrooms!!
Charlie, don't give up you are right. These people should return to their own country there is a GLOBAL shortage which means they are needed in their country. As you can tell their english continues to make them a hazard.
We have been experiencing nursing shortages since in the 1970's imports are not the answer. The answer can be found in this country we should pester congress for more money for nursing schools we have the ability to solve our own problems. This is a bandaid approach.
Vote NO it is the right thing to do.
Sandra
Please pass this bill ASAP
Sandy
I am against this bill. Vote no.
jeby
Supporting this bill.say YES to the bill
Sam
The Immigration Officer said, 'Sindhu, you have passed all the tests so far, there is only one test left.
Unless you pass it you cannot stay in the United States of America.
Make a sentence using the words, Yellow, Pink and Green.'
Sindhu said, 'The telephone goes green, green, green, and I pink it up, and say,
'Yellow, this is Sindhu.''
Enough said.
JULIE
Please pass this bill it will be a blessing for patients and nurses
Charlie
Nurse 2002,
You said "If US people don't want this bill, then they should stop licensing foreign nurses."
I think you are right - we should stop all licensing of foreign nurses, period.
Vote NO. Thank you.
nyra
Charlie
STOP your IMMATURITY,GROW UP and do something worthwhile in your life!!
PASS the BILL!!!:)
Charlie
I dont want to see myself suffer by waiting soooo long in the ER because of lack of nurses,PLEASE make a wise decision to pass this bill ASAP,America welcomes the foreign nurses bec.America is after all for everyone!!!
nyra
PASS this bill soon!!! thanks..
ranie
pass this bill,vote yes..
mike
Vote YES pls.tnx.
joan
Its a good bill vote yes now..!
TINA
we definitely got a long way to go but surely we are getting there!!! vote YES!!!
kikay
YES,YES,YES!!!!!
ROSEANN
patience is a virtue,prayers the best..YES NOW!!!
The Real Charlie
Better to wait than to get substandard care.
I'm doing what I believe is right. This is not a good bill. VOTE NO!
Charlie
nyra,
All you do by yelling is hurt your ears. It won't change my mind.
Vote NO.
josy
please pass the bill
jam
Please pass this bill...
shineyche
vote yes.pass this bill
ACE
pass this bill
john
I recommend this bill
shirliy
It is a good bill.kindly pass this bill...
mcre
HR5924 sounds good.
rayan
pass this bill. god bless you
smith
Nursing shortage in US? Then pass this bill
ken
please vote YES
tony
Pass this bill ASAP
stephen
please pass this bill
goel
I think the bill need to be passed (American)
tobin
say yes to thiS bill
RENCY
PASS THIS BILL
simin
Go ahead with this bill
MAYA
PASS THIS BILL
PREETHY
PASS THIS BILL
venily
vote yes for this bill
MARYKKUTTY
PASS THIS BILL
SHIBI AMMAL
PLEASE PASS THIS BILL
SHIMMI
PASS THIS BILL
VEENA
PASS THIS BILL
PREETHAMOL
PASS THIS BILL
AJEENA
PASS THIS BILL
RAJI
PASS THIS BILL
SHINY
PASS THIS BILL
LEENAMOL
PASS THIS BILL
SHINI MANI
PASS THIS BILL
LIMY
PASS THIS BILL
SHEEBA SANKARAN
PASS THIS BILL
grieg
look, when I am going to get admitted in hospital I certainly need nurses to provide care.When there is shortage,recruitment should be done..I really wonder why there are so many obstacles for this bill.The best decision - "pass this bill"
BINCY PAUL
PASS THIS BILL PLEASE
REKHA
PASS THIS BILL
JERLINE
PASS THIS BILL
jerry
When you need quality care in hospitals,manpower(Nurses) should be sufficient.My god, if nursing shotage is the issue then our length of stay in hospitals amd complications will be more in future.To avoid this issues,Say yes to this bill and save us.
shane
Pass this is as soon as possible
raj
I agree jerry's statement.Pass this bill
nisha
pass this bill at the earliest
hari
VOTE:YES
thomas
YES.pass this bill
blair
Bill seems to be good.YES to this.
Jun
sounds good! vote yes!
Charlie
Well, it is obvious from the vote that most agree - Vote NO.
Arry
But Charlie, one cant delete cookies and vote repeatedly in the Congress =(
Charlie
Arry,
Only you would know. The webmaster says it can't be done.
Charlie
This is from another thread here.
webmaster
Folks, I heard from commenter "Michael" this morning with his allegation that the vote has been tampered with. He didn't have any evidence beyond a rapid change in the vote tally and his guess that there have been "many thousands" of votes.
There have been just under 900 page-views on this bill this week - not thousands. There is likely a much smaller number of votes than Michael guessed, so the most likely explanation for a rapid change is that someone asked many friends and colleagues to come vote.
We have security measures in place to limit double-voting, though it is technically possible by taking some difficult and time-consuming measures.
Rather than accusing others of wrongdoing, I suggest that you do your best to persuade them and other visitors to this page of the merits of your views. You can lay out your arguments at length by editing the wiki article about the bill.
Arry - if you know different say so.
Observer
ONly One Charlie is Against the BILL , How come this much vote diff ?
Charlie
Because my friends are also voting against this bad piece of legislation.
raj
raj says "Vote No."
AARON
Vote NO!
ACE
Vote NO!
ACKAMMA
Vote NO!
AJ
Vote NO!
AJEENA
Vote NO!
Ajimon
Vote NO!
Alan
Vote NO!
ALEYAMMA
Please vote NO!
Amanda
We vote NO.
andres
I vote no!
Andrew
Please say NO.
Angelina
Vote no on this bill.