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Roe, Barr Praise House Passage of Bipartisan Veterans Bills

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Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) released the following statements praising House passage of H.R. 2109, the BRAVE Act, and H.R. 2196, a bill to reduce the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.  "Our nation’s veterans…

Ranking Member Roe Pens Op-ed on the 75th Anniversary of the GI Bill

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Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, penned an op-ed in the Washington Examiner in honor of the 75th anniversary of the enactment of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, more commonly known as the GI Bill.   Read the article here and below:  How the GI Bill has changed lives for 75…

House, Senate Leaders Introduce Resolution to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of GI Bill

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Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Rep. Mark Takano (D-Cali.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, along with Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), and Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, introduced a resolution to designate the week of June 16, 2019, as "National GI…

Ranking Member Roe Recognizes the 75th Anniversary of the GI Bill

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Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, released the following video commemorating the 75th anniversary of the GI Bill: Below are Roe's remarks.            Remarks as delivered:  Hello, I’m Phil Roe, Congressman from the 1st Congressional District of Tennessee, and I just wanted to tell you…

Ranking Member Roe Applauds Senate Passage of the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act

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Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the Senate passed the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019: “I am thrilled that the Senate has finally followed the House's lead in passing the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act. I look forward to President Trump quickly signing this bill…

Ranking Member Roe Praises Launch of VA MISSION Act Community Care Program

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Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, released the following statement praising the launch of the VA MISSION Act community care program last Thursday, June 6, 2019:  “Though the VA MISSION Act community care program began just a few days ago, it is already doing what President Trump and Congress intended it to do -…

Ranking Member Roe Statement on VA MISSION Act

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Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION Act) being signed into law and the launch of…

Ranking Member Roe Statement on the 75th Anniversary of D-Day

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Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day: "Today marks a historic day for America, for the world, and for democracy as we know it. On this day 75 years ago, allied forces marched as one and invaded Normandy. They waded through ice-cold waters and onto the…

Ranking Member Roe, Chairman Takano Statement on DOJ Decision Not to Appeal Procopio

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Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-Cali.) and Ranking Member Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) issued the following statement after news that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will not appeal the Procopio decision: “We are encouraged by DOJ’s decision not to appeal Procopio and further delay benefits to our Blue Water Navy Vietnam veterans. It’s now up to the…

Ranking Member Roe Pens Op-ed for Memorial Day

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Yesterday, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, penned an op-ed in The Hill in honor of Memorial Day. Read the article here and below: This Memorial Day, I challenge everyone to find a way to honor our nation's fallen The Hill By: Dr. Phil Roe 05/27/19 I remember the moment well. It was 1971. I was 26 and living in Memphis,…

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