AACN and NLN Send Letter to Senate HELP on Higher Education Act Reauthorization Tuesday, April 3, 2018 On April 3, AACN and the National League for Nursing (NLN) sent the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee a letter sharing initial perspectives on provisions included in the House’s PROSPER Act. More specifically, the two associations urge the Committee to consider how reformations to issues including federal student loan borrowing and repayment options would impact the nursing pipeline, particularly with respect to graduate nursing students. Categories: Policy & Advocacy