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Ranking Member Roe Statement on Vietnam Veterans Day

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Today, Ranking Member Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement on Vietnam Veterans Day:  "This Vietnam Veterans day we honor our Nation's heroes who fought for liberty and against the spread of communism. As a Vietnam-era veteran myself, it pains me to remember how Vietnam veterans were treated when they returned from war. Today serves as a reminder not just to…

Ranking Member Roe Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Vet Center Eligibility

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Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs introduced the Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Mike Levin (D-Cali.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, and supported by the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS). "It is…

Ranking Member Roe Opening Statement: Legislative Presentation of NASDVA, FRA, GSW, BVA,JWV, MOPH, and MOAA

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Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a joint hearing to hear the 2019 Legislative Presentation of The National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, Fleet Reserve Association, Gold Star Wives of America, Blinded Veterans Association , Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Military Order of the…

Roe: 'President Trump continues to prioritize our veterans'

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Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs released a statement after President Trump announced his fiscal year 2020 budget plan: "Once again, President Trump has shown the world where his priorities lie  - with our servicememebers and veterans. The President's $216.2 billion proposed fiscal year 2020 budget will allow VA…

Ranking Member Roe and House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Chabot Release Statement on Reintroduction of VA-SBA Act

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Today, Ranking Member Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) and the Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) released statements following the reintroduction of legislation to better enable the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to fulfill their designated responsibilities. The Verification Alignment and Service-disabled…

Roe, Banks on VA's EHR Modernization: ‘Slow and steady wins the race’

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Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, released the following statement on the management of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization program (EHRM): “VA is undertaking the…

Ranking Member Roe Opposes H.R. 1, Stresses Negative Impact on Veterans' Benefits

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Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Rep. Phil Roe's, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement in opposition to H.R. 1: "The provisions of H.R. 1 under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs would cause the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take its eye off the ball of its primary mission of service to veterans. I am concerned…

Ranking Member Roe Opening Statement: Legislative Presentation of AMVETS, PVA, VVA, IAVA, SVA, AXPOW, WWP

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Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a joint hearing to hear the 2019 Legislative Presentation of American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Vietnam Veterans of America, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Student Veterans of America, American Ex-Prisoners of War, and the Wounded Warrior Project. Below are Ranking…

Takano, Roe Issue Bipartisan Statement on Veteran Suicide Prevention

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Reps. Mark Takano (D-Cali.) and Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, respectively, issued a joint bipartisan statement following yesterday’s roundtable on veteran suicide prevention: “Our Committee believes in identifying and utilizing every tool at our disposal to reduce the number of veteran suicides each year. That’s why we…

House Passes Bipartisan VA Health Care Bills

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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 House passed the VET HP Act, The Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act, as well as a bill to rename a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Outstation in North Ogden, Utah last night. "I am proud to support all these bills that passed…

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