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Committee Leaders Introduce EHR Oversight Legislation

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) and Ranking Member Tim Walz (D-Minn.), along with Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee Chairman Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) and Ranking Member Annie Kuster (D-NH), introduced legislation to strengthen Congress’ oversight of VA’s implementation of its new electronic health records system.  …

HVAC Moves Eight Bills Out of Committee

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Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs passed eight bills out of committee: “As we approach Veterans Day, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is reaffirming its commitment to put veterans first. The eight bills passed out of committee this morning will help us take better care of America’s heroes by…

Roe: This effort is in no way, shape, or form intended to create a pipeline to privatize the VA healthcare system

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Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), held a legislative hearing on nine bills, including legislation related to VA's community care programs.  The Committee will come to order.  Welcome and thank you all for joining us for today’s Full Committee legislative hearing. Today, we will be discussing several pieces of…

ICYMI: Roe, McMorris Rodgers, Poliquin Introduce Legislation to Stop VA From Shielding Dangerous Doctors

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On Thursday, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Phil Roe (R-Tenn.), House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Congressman Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) introduced the Ethical Patient Care for Veterans Act of 2017. This legislation requires Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical professionals to report directly to state licensing boards if…

Chairman Roe Makes the Case for VA Asset Review

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Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), held a legislative hearing on two bills to authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to sell Pershing Hall in Paris, France, and to direct the department to take a comprehensive look at its assets and infrastructure and devise a plan to move forward in investing in a stronger…

Veterans’ Affairs Committee Passes Six Bills

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Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs passed six bills out of committee: “The six pieces of legislation passed today out of this committee demonstrate the commitment on both sides of the aisle to take care of our nation’s heroes when they return home. These bills will assist veterans in fulfilling the…

House Passes Legislation to Extend VA Authorities

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Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) and Rep. Brian Mast (R-Mich.) released the following statements after the House passed legislation introduced by Rep. Mast this morning to extend a number of expiring authorities at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): “The heroic men and women that I fought alongside in our Armed Forces have earned the very best care our country has to offer,…

House Passes Roe, Walz Resolution Authorizing American Legion Centennial Coin

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Today, Reps. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) and Tim Walz (D-Minn.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, respectively, released the following statements after the House passed Roe and Walz’s resolution to authorize the creation of a commemorative coin in honor of The American Legion’s 100 years of service to America’s veterans. "Since 1919, The American…

Roe Statement in Honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day

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Today, Chairman Phil Roe, MD (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump proclaimed September 15, 2017, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day: “At every hearing of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, a chair draped with the official POW/MIA flag remains empty in honor of the men and women who put on the uniform to serve and never returned home. It is a…

Roe, Bost Thank President Trump for Signing Appeals Reform

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Today, Reps. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Mike Bost (R-Illi.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA), released the following statements after President Trump signed the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017, as amended, into law: “For far too long, veterans with pending…

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