Back to News AACN Board Chair Testifies Before House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday, September 14, 2017 | Policy & Advocacy On September 14, AACN Board Chair Juliann Sebastian, PhD, RN, FAAN, testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health, on . The hearing, titled, , examined four federal programs aimed at increasing the healthcare workforce and expanding access to care. Dr. Sebastian pointed to the programs鈥� longstanding success in ensuring a highly-educated and diverse nursing pipeline to care for patients in all communities, including rural and under-served areas. The Subcommittee members expressed strong bipartisan support for the programs.听 听 听and of the full hearing.听