Today, Chairman Phil Roe, MD (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump proclaimed September 15, 2017, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day: “At every hearing of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, a chair draped with the official POW/MIA flag remains empty in honor of the men and women who put on the uniform to serve and never returned home. It is a constant reminder of a debt we will never be able to repay. I thank President Trump for proclaiming September 15th as National POW/MIA Recognition Day and for h... [...]

Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the hearing schedule for September 18 – 22. The following event is open to the press: WHO: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations WHAT: An Assessment of Leadership Failures at the Manchester, NH VA Medical Center WHEN: 10:30 a.m. ET, Monday, September 18, 2017 WHERE: New Hampshire National Guard Edward Cross Training Complex, 722 Riverwood Drive, Pembroke, New Hampshire 03275 BACKGROUND: This oversight field hearing will explore deficiencies at the Manchester, New Hampshire VA Medical Cent... [...]

Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the hearing schedule for September 11 – 15. The following events are open to the press: WHO: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations WHAT: “VA Mail Management: The Case of the $11,257 Package” WHEN: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 12, 2017 WHERE: 334 Cannon House Office Building and streaming here. BACKGROUND: The hearing will focus on problems with VA’s management of its outgoing mail, including the findings of a GAO report entitled, “Veterans Affairs: Actions Needed to More Effectively Man... [...]

Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the hearing schedule for August 28 – September 1. The following event is open to the press: WHO: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations WHAT: “VA Home Telehealth: Looking Behind the Numbers” WHEN: 8:30 a.m. ET, Wednesday, August 30, 2017 WHERE: Garfield Charter Township Board Room, 3848 Veterans Drive, Traverse City, MI 49684 BACKGROUND: This hearing will examine the planning and management of VA telehealth, specifically information technology (IT) and the home telehealth program. At the h... [...]

Today, Reps. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Mike Bost (R-Illi.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA), released the following statements after President Trump signed the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017, as amended, into law: “For far too long, veterans with pending appeals on their disability claims have been stuck in an outdated and cumbersome process,” said Roe. “In the last two fiscal years, the number of pending appea... [...]