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American Nurses' Association considers endorsing presidential candidate in 1988 election
Author(s) -
Schlepp Susan
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(07)65075-3
Subject(s) - politics , legislation , presidential system , association (psychology) , presidential election , state (computer science) , political science , political action , action (physics) , psychology , public administration , public relations , social psychology , law , computer science , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , psychotherapist
Political action committees are a means for individuals to join together so they have some clout in the political process, Symons said. The most important function of ANA-PAC is that it "builds a perception of nurses being politically powerful," Symons said. "And that is more important than a single piece of legislation that ANA-PAC has been involved with." All funds used to contribute to political campaigns come from voluntary donations to ANA-PAC from members of state nurses' associations. Federal law prohibits ANA-PAC from soliciting funds from outside the state nurses' associations.