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Ranking Member Roe Applauds House Passage of 3 Bipartisan Veterans’ Bills

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Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the House passed three bipartisan veterans’ bills: “Last Wednesday, we celebrated the dedicated service of over 18 million American veterans and we continue to honor their brave service to our great nation by passing these bills today,” said…

Ranking Member Roe Recognizes the Continued Service of Our Nation's Heroes on Veterans Day

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Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following video message to commemorate Veterans Day.  To watch Ranking Member Roe's video message, click here or click the image below. A full transcript of the video message can be found below: I'm Phil Roe, Congressman from the First Congressional…

BREAKING: Roe, Takano, Moran, Tester Statement on Senate Passage of Takano’s Veterans’ COMPACT Act—Critical Legislation to Prevent Veteran Suicide

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Tonight, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) and Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) along with Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jerry Moran (R-Kans.) and Ranking Member Jon Tester (D-Mont.) released the following statements after the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Chairman Takano’s bill, H.R. 8247, the Veterans’ Comprehensive Prevention,…

Roe, Banks Statements Ahead of Initial Electronic Health Record Modernization Go-Live

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Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, released the following statements ahead of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA’s) launch of the Cerner electronic health record (EHR) system at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in…

Roe, Roy Urge President Trump to Protect Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights

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Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Rep. Chip Roy (R-Tex.), Committee Member, sent a letter to President Trump urging him to take immediate action to protect veterans’ Second Amendment rights. “It is a national shame that the veterans who served in defense of the right to bear arms that every American is entitled to…

ICYMI: GOP Members Introduce Bill to Ease Process for Veterans Exposed to Toxins

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Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs, and Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), the Co-Chair of the Congressional Burn Pits…

Ranking Member Roe Applauds Expansion of the VA Caregiver Program to Pre-9/11 Caregivers

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Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) launched the first phase of the expansion of the VA Family Caregiver Program to the caregivers of pre-9/11 veterans. “Today is a historic day for the thousands of caregivers who selflessly tend to our…

BREAKING: Roe, Takano, Moran, Tester Statement on House Passage of Groundbreaking Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Bill

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Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) and Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), the Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kans.) and Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statements after the House unanimously passed S. 785, the Commander John…

Ranking Member Roe: “These bills build on our commitment to serving the men and women who have worn the cloth of our nation”

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Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the House passed five bipartisan veterans’ bills: “In addition to passing S. 785, landmark veteran suicide prevention legislation, today, the House also forwarded four other important bills to the Senate,” said Ranking Member Roe. “These bills…

Roe Applauds House Passage of 6 Bipartisan Veterans’ Bills

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Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the House passed six bipartisan bills to improve care, benefits, and services for our nation’s veterans: “Today, the House passed six bipartisan bills to better support the men and women who have served. These bills would ensure that veterans with…

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