Today, U.S. Representatives Phil Roe, R-Tenn., and Tim Walz, D-Minn., chairman and ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Inspector General’s… Read more »
Today, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Ranking Member Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) introduced the Veterans’ Compensation COLA Act of 2018 to provide a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to veterans.
“I’m proud to carry this bill to provide important cost-of-living adjustments to our nation’s veterans and their dependents,”… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), held an oversight hearing to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs' Family Caregiver Program.
Below are Chairman Roe's opening remarks from the hearing:
Opening Remarks As Prepared for Delivery
Welcome and thank you all for joining us for today’s Full Committee hearing on… Read more »
Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump called for more choice for veterans during his State of the Union address:
“President Trump hit the nail on the head in last night’s State of the Union address. I was proud he took a couple moments to tout the progress we’ve made on behalf of our nation’s veterans. It’s no coincidence the… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), held an oversight hearing to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs' implementation of the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017.
Below are Chairman Roe's opening remarks from the hearing:
Opening Remarks As Prepared for Delivery
Good morning.
The Committee… Read more »
Today, Chairman Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after Democrats in Congress shut down the federal government:
“While roughly 95 percent of VA operations, including medical care, will continue, it’s absolutely shameful that Democrats in the House and Senate would hold funding for our troops hostage over immigration policy, despite the fact bipartisan negotiations are… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), held an oversight hearing to examine the construction of the new Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center in Aurora, Colo.
Below are Chairman Roe's opening remarks from the hearing:
Opening Remarks As Prepared for Delivery
Good morning. This hearing will come to order. I want to welcome… Read more »
Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the hearing schedule for January 15 – 19.
The following events are open to the press:
WHO: House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
WHAT: The Denver Replacement Medical Center: Light at the End of the Tunnel?
WHEN: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 17, 2018
WHERE: 334 Cannon House Office Building and streaming here.
BACKGROUND: This oversight… Read more »
Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it has released its opioid prescribing data for the last five years (2012-2017) and would begin releasing data semi-annually on the 15th of January and July:
“Opioid abuse is a public health emergency, and it’s clear from these figures that VA is taking… Read more »
Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), along with committee leaders Reps. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.), Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and Mike Coffman (R-Colo.), released the following statements following President Trump’s executive order on mental health care for transitioning veterans:
“Ensuring servicemembers have the resources and support they need to successfully transition from active duty… Read more »
