On Friday, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) led a bipartisan delegation in a stop at Morón Air Base in Spain, the final stop of the CODEL. The delegation received a briefing from the 496th Base Squadron, met with constituents from their home states, visited the children of servicemembers at a school on base and received a classified briefing from… Read more »
On Thursday, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led his CODEL in a visit to Normandy American Cemetery, where the members participated in a wreath-laying ceremony ahead of the upcoming 74th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 2018.
The delegation was accompanied by Mr. Scott Desjardins, superintendent of the cemetery. Normandy American… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, introduced legislation based on the agreement he proposed including in the omnibus spending package last month.
H.R. 5674, the Department of Veterans Affairs Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks, or VA MISSION Act, includes three pieces of legislation… Read more »
On Tuesday and Wednesday, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) continued his bipartisan delegation visit with stops at sites managed by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), which falls under the jurisdiction of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
The delegation made oversight stops at Chateau-Thierry American Monument, Belleau Wood… Read more »
Over the weekend and on Monday, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, led a bipartisan delegation in visits to Flanders Field and Henri-Chappelle American Cemetery, where the group participated in wreath laying ceremonies.
At Flanders Field, each member of the delegation took a Buddy Poppy provided to the cemetery courtesy of the Veterans of… Read more »
On Friday, Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, introduced legislation to improve the Transition Assistance Program, the U.S. Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs’ joint program charged with providing veterans a successful transition from active duty to civilian life.
“Our government spends billions of dollars preparing… Read more »
Over the weekend, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led a bipartisan delegation in visits to Ramstein Air Base and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.
During the stop, members received a mission briefing from Major General Timothy G. Fay and a MEDEVAC brief from the 86th Airlift Wing. Following the briefings at Ramstein,… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after President Trump called on Congress to pass a bill to reform veterans health care:
“President Trump was right to call on Congress to pass legislation to give veterans more decision-making power when it comes to their health care. The men and women who serve… Read more »
This past week, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs, urging VA to remedy ongoing flaws in its Choice Program contracts.
“While the collapse of last month’s agreement to enact community care consolidation legislation was extremely disappointing, there are nonetheless steps VA can take right now to… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after House Speaker Paul Ryan announced he would not seek re-election:
“Speaker Ryan is a good man, and I’ll always appreciate him stepping in to lead our conference. Paul has been instrumental in achieving historic reforms - from an overhaul of our tax code to… Read more »
