Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.), the Chair of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, introduced H.R.3608, a bill to expand the availability of in-state tuition rates to student veterans regardless of when they were discharged from the… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), and Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.), the Chairwoman of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, introduced H.R. 3535, the GI Bill Work Study Improvement Act of 2019. The bill would improve the timeliness of payments to veterans and other… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) released the following statements praising House passage of H.R. 2109, the BRAVE Act, and H.R. 2196, a bill to reduce the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
"Our nation’s veterans… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, penned an op-ed in the Washington Examiner in honor of the 75th anniversary of the enactment of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, more commonly known as the GI Bill.
Read the article here and below:
How the GI Bill has changed lives for 75… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Rep. Mark Takano (D-Cali.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, along with Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), and Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, introduced a resolution to designate the week of June 16, 2019, as "National GI… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, released the following video commemorating the 75th anniversary of the GI Bill:
Below are Roe's remarks.
Remarks as delivered:
Hello, I’m Phil Roe, Congressman from the 1st Congressional District of Tennessee, and I just wanted to tell you… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after the House passed 9 bipartisan veterans bills:
"I am thrilled that, ahead of Memorial Day, the House was able to honor our veterans by passing several important bills, which would provide the nation's heroes with essential services and support. I am especially happy that two of my own bills were part of today's… 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, Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization penned an op-ed in the Washington Examiner in honor of Military Appreciation Month. Banks highlighted the need for historic investments in VA to be supported by a well thought out technology modernization strategy.
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Rep. Jim Banks: Make good on promises made… Read more »
Today, Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Rep. Mike Levin (D-Cali.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) announced the introduction of legislation to extend eligibility for the Fry Scholarship to spouses and children of members of the National… Read more »
