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… 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 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… 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. - 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… Read more »
Washington, D.C.- Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs introduced legislation to direct VA to research medicinal cannabis, H.R. 747.
One of the most critical duties of Congress is ensuring that we provide the proper services and support for veterans with service-related… Read more »
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),… Read more »
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… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, the House and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a joint oversight hearing entitled, “Tracking Transformation: VA MISSION Act Implementation.”
Below are Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.)’s remarks:
Opening Remarks As Prepared for Delivery:
Welcome and thank you all for joining us for today’s joint hearing of the House and Senate… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new study on the Department of Veterans Affairs's (VA) suicide prevention outreach:
“As we highlighted in our September Committee hearing on suicide prevention, in spite of… Read more »
*The below release has been updated to reflect the new date and time for the scheduled hearing.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) and Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) Chairmen of the House and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, respectively, announced a joint oversight hearing entitled, “Tracking Transformation: VA MISSION Act Implementation.” The joint full… Read more »
