Washington, D.C. - Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) and the Chairman of the House Small Business Committee Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) released statements following the introduction of new legislation to better enable the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to fulfill their designated responsibilities. The Verification Alignment and Service-disabled Business Adjustment (VA-SBA) Act was introduced by the House Small Business Committee’s Chairman of the S... Read more

Washington, D.C. - Wednesday, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) appeared on Sirius XM’s The Morning Briefing with Tim Farley to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contract disability examinations and general 115th Congress achievements on behalf of veterans. Chairman Roe started the interview by highlighting the Committee's work investigating VA oversight of contract disability examinations: “When we look at one of the problems we've had with disability claims, it is that it takes ... Read more

Washington, D.C. -Today, the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, chaired by Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) held a hearing on the first 180 days of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program. Below are Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.)’s remarks: Opening Remarks As Prepared for Delivery: Thank you, Chairman Banks. You know how strongly I feel about the EHR Modernization and the priority it has to be, not only for VA, but also for this committee. That means a great deal of scrutiny for the... Read more

Washington, D.C. - Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the hearing schedule for November 13 - November 16. The following events are open to the press: WHO: Subcommittee on Technology Modernization WHAT: “180-Day Review of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program” WHEN: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 14, 2018 WHERE: 334 Cannon House Office Building and streaming here. Background: During this oversight hearing the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization will review the El... Read more

Washington, D.C. - 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, announced an oversight hearing entitled, “180-Day Review of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program.” The Subcommittee on Technology Modernization hearing will be held on November 14th at 10:00 am. More information, including the witness list, will be made available in the coming weeks. "Over the past 180 days, the Dep... Read more

Washington, D.C.- Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the hearing schedule for September 10 - September 14. *Please note the markup on Friday is postponed. The following events are open to the press: WHO: Subcommittee on Health WHAT: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5413 and H.R. 6418 WHEN: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 13, 2018 WHERE: 334 Cannon House Office Building and streaming here. *Details on the legislation will be posted here next week. WHO: Subcommittee on Technology Moderni... Read more