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Takano, Roe Issue Bipartisan Statement on Veteran Suicide Prevention

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Reps. Mark Takano (D-Cali.) and Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, respectively, issued a joint bipartisan statement following yesterday’s roundtable on veteran suicide prevention: “Our Committee believes in identifying and utilizing every tool at our disposal to reduce the number of veteran suicides each year. That’s why we…

House Passes Bipartisan VA Health Care Bills

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Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs released the following statement after the House passed the VET HP Act, The Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act, as well as a bill to rename a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Outstation in North Ogden, Utah last night. "I am proud to support all these bills that passed…

Rep. Clay Higgins Reintroduces The Long Term Care Veterans Choice Act

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Yesterday, Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) reintroduced The Long Term Care Veterans Choice Act, H.R 1527. The legislation is also cosponsored by Vice Ranking Member Rep. Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-American Samoa), Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.), Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.), Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.), Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-Puerto Rico). "I am grateful that Rep. Higgins has worked so hard on…

Ranking Member Roe Statement on President Trump's Executive Order to Prevent Veteran Suicide

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Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs released a statement applauding President Trump's continued effort to help veterans after he signed the Executive Order "President's Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS):"  "One of the my top priorities for this Congress is…

House Passes Bipartisan Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act of 2019

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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 the House passed the bipartisan Veterans' Access to Child Care Act of 2019, H.R. 840: "I have always been an advocate for reducing barriers to care for our veterans, as it is imperative that they are able to receive care in the…

Ranking Member Roe Announces Republican Subcommittee Assignments

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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…

Roe, Isakson Statement on Proposed Eligibility Criteria for Veterans’ Community Care

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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Dr. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, today issued a joint statement in response to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reaching a major milestone in the implementation of landmark legislation they authored…

Ranking Member Roe Announces Visit to VA's Nashville Regional Office, Other VA Facilities

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Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs announced that he plans to visit the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Nashville Regional Office (RO) and the Nashville VA Medical Center (VAMC) on Friday, January 18, 2019. The Nashville RO is one of the places where the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP),…

Ranking Member Roe Reintroduces The Biological Implant Tracking and Veterans Safety Act

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Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs reintroduced the Biological Implant Tracking and Veterans Safety Act of 2019. “This bill was one of the first items I introduced in the 115th Congress, and I am pleased to reintroduce it once again today. Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) does not use a…

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