This morning, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) was awarded The American Legion’s Distinguished Public Service Award at The Legion’s Washington Conference.
You can view Chairman Roe’s remarks from the event here.
Remarks As Prepared for Delivery
Good morning.
Thank you for having me this morning. It is a tremendous honor to be here with you, the nation’s largest Veterans Service… Read more »
Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) announced upcoming bicameral hearings with Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs).
The following events are open to the press:
WHAT: Joint Hearing of House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees to Receive Legislative Presentation of the Disabled American Veterans
WHEN: 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 27, 2018
WHERE: SD-G50 and streaming… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), held an oversight hearing to review the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs budget request for Fiscal Year 2019
Below are Chairman Roe's opening remarks from the hearing:
Opening Remarks As Prepared for Delivery
Good morning and thank you all for being here today to discuss the… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Phil Roe, R-Tenn., and Tim Walz, D-Minn., chairman and ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Inspector General’s… Read more »
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Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the hearing schedule for February 12 – 16.
The following event is open to the press:
WHO: House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
WHAT: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2019
WHEN: 8:00 a.m., Thursday, February 15, 2018
WHERE: 334 Cannon House Office Building and streaming here. Read more »
Today, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Ranking Member Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) introduced the Veterans’ Compensation COLA Act of 2018 to provide a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to veterans.
“I’m proud to carry this bill to provide important cost-of-living adjustments to our nation’s veterans and their dependents,”… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), held an oversight hearing to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs' Family Caregiver Program.
Below are Chairman Roe's opening remarks from the hearing:
Opening Remarks As Prepared for Delivery
Welcome and thank you all for joining us for today’s Full Committee hearing on… Read more »
Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the hearing schedule for February 5 – 9.
The following event is open to the press:
WHO: House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
WHAT: VA Caregiver Support Program: Correcting Course for Veteran Caregivers
WHEN: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 6, 2018
WHERE: 334 Cannon House Office Building and streaming here.
BACKGROUND: During this hearing,… Read more »
Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump called for more choice for veterans during his State of the Union address:
“President Trump hit the nail on the head in last night’s State of the Union address. I was proud he took a couple moments to tout the progress we’ve made on behalf of our nation’s veterans. It’s no coincidence the… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), held an oversight hearing to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs' implementation of the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017.
Below are Chairman Roe's opening remarks from the hearing:
Opening Remarks As Prepared for Delivery
Good morning.
The Committee… Read more »
