Opinion: Nursing IS a profession

CT Mirror – Thursday, December 11, 2025
By U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney

This commentary was adapted from a speech delivered on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 1. U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney represents the Second Congressional District of Connecticut.

As this headline from Newsweek magazine reports, a few weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Education issued probably the most out of touch, offensive new rule in the history of the Department, excluding nursing from its definition of professional occupations, part of its new graduate student loan program, which was created by the One Big Ugly Bill.

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