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Ranking Member Roe Announces Republican Subcommittee Leadership

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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…

Roe, Isakson Statement on Proposed Eligibility Criteria for Veterans’ Community Care

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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…

Ranking Member Roe Announces Committee Members

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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after the House Republican Steering Committee recommended 5 new Republican members chosen to serve on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Conference intends to ratify this in the coming days.  “I am excited to welcome this outstanding group of…

Ranking Member Roe Applauds Secretary Wilkie on Timeliness of Implementation of Appeals Reform

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Washington. D.C. – Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs released a statement applauding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie for certifying that VA is ready to fully implement the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 (AMA). “I am thrilled that Secretary Wilkie has…

Ranking Member Roe Announces Visit to VA's Nashville Regional Office, Other VA Facilities

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Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs announced that he plans to visit the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Nashville Regional Office (RO) and the Nashville VA Medical Center (VAMC) on Friday, January 18, 2019. The Nashville RO is one of the places where the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP),…

Ranking Member Roe Reintroduces The Biological Implant Tracking and Veterans Safety Act

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Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs reintroduced the Biological Implant Tracking and Veterans Safety Act of 2019. “This bill was one of the first items I introduced in the 115th Congress, and I am pleased to reintroduce it once again today. Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) does not use a…

Bergman, Kuster, Dunn Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Protecting Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

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Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. General Jack Bergman (R-Mich.), Annie Kuster (D-Conn.), and Dr. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.) reintroduced the Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019 to protect Service Disabled Veteran Owned and Veteran Owned Small Businesses. “Weeding out fraud in the VA system is a…

Chairman Roe Statement on President Signing Veterans Benefit and Transition Act of 2018

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Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after  President Trump signed into law the Veterans Benefit and Transition Act of 2018 on December 31, 2018: “I am thrilled that the Senate swiftly passed, and President Trump signed the Veterans Benefit and Transition Act. This piece of…

Ranking Member Roe Introduces the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019

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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 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019, H.R. 203. “The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 would ensure that our Vietnam Veterans receive the benefits they deserve. This bill mirrors the…

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