Washington, D.C. - 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 Disabled American Veterans.
Below are Ranking Member Rep. Phil Roe's, M.D. (R-Tenn.) remarks:
Opening Remarks As Prepared for Delivery:
Good afternoon, Commander Nixon and members of the panel.… Read more »
Washington, D.C. -Today, Reps. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) made the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 (AMA) fully… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) and Rep. Mark Takano (D-Cali.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, announced the members selected to lead the Committee’s subcommittees in the 116th Congress:
“It was great to finally have the 116th Congress’ full House Committee on Veterans Affairs’ come together for the first time ever,”… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 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 bipartisan Veterans' Access to Child Care Act of 2019, H.R. 840:
"I have always been an advocate for reducing barriers to care for our veterans, as it is imperative that they are able to receive care in the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) announced his subcommittee member assignments and his intention to appoint Rep. Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-American Samoa) as Vice Ranking Member, which will be approved at the first full committee organizational meeting.
"It is exciting to have our subcommittees populated and I look forward to these positions being… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump called for bipartisanship during his State of the Union address:
“I was pleased to hear the President deliver such a spirited State of the Union, which touched on so many important issues and highlighted many of the sacrifices and achievements of our nation's… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after a Federal Appeals Court ruled on Procopio v. Wilkie.
"The court's ruling on Procopio v. Wilkie is clear, VA should accept service in the territorial seas as qualifying for service in the Republic of Vietnam in regards… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) announced his selections for Republican Subcommittee leadership of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs for the 116th Congress. These members will be approved at a full committee organizational meeting which is yet to be scheduled.
“I am happy to announce that four of the subcommittee chairmen from last Congress… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Dr. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, today issued a joint statement in response to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reaching a major milestone in the implementation of landmark legislation they authored… Read more »
Washington, D.C.- Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs introduced legislation to direct VA to research medicinal cannabis, H.R. 747.
One of the most critical duties of Congress is ensuring that we provide the proper services and support for veterans with service-related… Read more »
