Press Releases

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement following the confirmation of committee staffer Dr. Tamara Bonzanto to be Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)’s Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection: “I’m proud to see the strong support for this… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement following the bipartisan press conference he hosted on the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act 2018: “The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018 is a critical piece of legislation that the House passed unanimously 382 – 0 back in… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, the House and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a joint oversight hearing entitled, “Tracking Transformation: VA MISSION Act Implementation.”  Below are Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.)’s remarks: Opening Remarks As Prepared for Delivery: Welcome and thank you all for joining us for today’s joint hearing of the House and Senate… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement in advance of the end of the 115th Congress:    "As we conclude the 115th Congress, I know that every committee member can go back to their district proud of what we achieved on behalf of our nation’s veterans. This Committee worked… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new study on the Department of Veterans Affairs's (VA) suicide prevention outreach: “As we highlighted in our September Committee hearing on suicide prevention, in spite of… Read more »

*The below release has been updated to reflect the new date and time for the scheduled hearing. Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) and Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) Chairmen of the House and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, respectively, announced a joint oversight hearing entitled, “Tracking Transformation: VA MISSION Act Implementation.” The joint full… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), held a hearing on whether the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is ready for the full implementation of appeals reform. Below are Chairman Roe’s remarks:  Opening Remarks As Prepared for Delivery: Good morning. The Committee will come to order.  Thank… Read more »