Press Releases

Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), held a hearing to promote wellness and healing for veterans experiencing PTSD. Opening Remarks As Prepared for Delivery During the Civil War, it was called “soldier’s heart.” During World War I, it was called “shell shock.” During World War II, it was called, “battle… Read more »

Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) and Ranking Member Tim Walz (D-Minn.) released the statement below following Majority Leader McCarthy’s announcement the House would consider the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 next week: “In order to bring wholesale reform to VA, we must give Secretary Shulkin the tools to fire or discipline… Read more »

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 Senate passed legislation to bring accountability to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): “With the Senate’s passage of this legislation, we are one step closer to creating a true culture of… Read more »

Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after Secretary Shulkin announced the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) would join the Department of Defense in implementing Cerner as its electronic health records system: “I am encouraged by the announcement the department will finally move toward a 21st Century health records system. As chairman, my top… Read more »

Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement following Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin's press briefing on the State of the VA:  “In today’s State of the VA address, Secretary Shulkin reaffirmed his and President Trump’s commitment to putting America’s veterans first and our shared priority of building a better VA. The House… Read more »

This past week, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) and Ranking Member Annie Kuster (D-Conn.) introduced the Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2017 to protect Service Disabled Veteran Owned and Veteran Owned Small Businesses.  “An important step in making sure our veterans get the treatment they’ve earned from VA is… Read more »

Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed seven bills this week to improve veterans’ access to quality health care, instill accountability at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and provide a cost-of-living adjustment for disability compensation:   “This week, members of the House passed seven pieces of… Read more »

Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Jack Bergman, held a hearing to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs financial management.  Below are Chairman Bergman's opening remarks from the hearing: Opening Remarks As Prepared for Delivery: Earlier today we had the opportunity to hear from Secretary Shulkin about the… Read more »

Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s budget proposal: “I am pleased President Trump’s budget request includes one of the largest increases in funding for veterans in a decade. The president has made it clear veterans are a priority for this administration, and this budget… Read more »

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, along with Reps. Mike Bost (R-Illi.) and Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, respectively, released the following statements after the House passed… Read more »