The American Nurses Association, a national organization that represents the interests of 2.9 million nurses, has announced its endorsement of Senator Hillary Clinton.
This is a huge endorsement and shows that the hard-working men and women who toil in the nation's hospitals and clinics and nursing homes understand that Hillary Clinton is the best choice to tackle our health care nightmare.
According to Clinton's press release,
"I am honored to have the support of the American Nurses Association," said Clinton. "We owe nurses a great debt of gratitude for the critical role they play every day in providing quality care. As President, I will continue to support efforts to attract and retain qualified nurses, especially in rural and urban areas, and to improve working conditions. I look forward to working with America’s nurses to deliver affordable, quality health care to every American."
The ANA has long been an advocate for universal health care for all Americans:
Despite 15 years of incremental, market-based approaches to reform health care payment and delivery systems in the United States, systemic transformation remains elusive. The health care system continues to be inequitable, fragmented, ineffective, costly and often fraught with errors. ANA embraces an ongoing commitment to the principle that all persons are entitled to affordable, readily accessible, high quality health care services.
Their endorsement is a true statement of confidence in Hillary Clinton's commitment to meaningful health care reform. When you are on the front lines, struggling to give decent care to sick patients in a broken, chaotic system, you have a unique perspective on the crisis that we are all facing.
Congratulations, Senator Clinton!