On Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at 6:00 pm EST the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-Cali.) and Ranking Member Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) will hold a press conference with Committee Members and Veteran Service Organizations (VSO) to champion H.R. 299, the bipartisan Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, which is scheduled for a vote on the floor of the House… Read more »
Today, Ranking Member Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs passed 18 bipartisan bills out of committee:
"Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs continued to deliver on our promise to take care of veterans and ensure that they receive the services and support they deserve. The many bipartisan bills reported… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs held a legislative hearing on H.R. 299, The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019, and pending legislation. During the hearing, Full Committee Ranking Member Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) urged the need to pass legislation to ensure that Blue Water Navy Vietnam veterans… Read more »
Today, Ranking Member Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement on Vietnam Veterans Day:
"This Vietnam Veterans day we honor our Nation's heroes who fought for liberty and against the spread of communism. As a Vietnam-era veteran myself, it pains me to remember how Vietnam veterans were treated when they returned from war. Today serves as a reminder not just to… Read more »
Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Rep. Phil Roe's, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement in opposition to H.R. 1:
"The provisions of H.R. 1 under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs would cause the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take its eye off the ball of its primary mission of service to veterans. I am concerned… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Sunday, Ranking Member Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) appeared on Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson to discuss his efforts to ensure that Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans receive the benefits they earned.
During the interview, Roe started by explaining what Agent Orange was and how it was used during the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. -Today, Reps. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) made the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 (AMA) fully… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) announced his subcommittee member assignments and his intention to appoint Rep. Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-American Samoa) as Vice Ranking Member, which will be approved at the first full committee organizational meeting.
"It is exciting to have our subcommittees populated and I look forward to these positions being… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after a Federal Appeals Court ruled on Procopio v. Wilkie.
"The court's ruling on Procopio v. Wilkie is clear, VA should accept service in the territorial seas as qualifying for service in the Republic of Vietnam in regards… Read more »
Washington. D.C. – Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs released a statement applauding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie for certifying that VA is ready to fully implement the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 (AMA).
“I am thrilled that Secretary Wilkie has… Read more »
