Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs passed six bills out of committee:
“The six pieces of legislation passed today out of this committee demonstrate the commitment on both sides of the aisle to take care of our nation’s heroes when they return home. These bills will assist veterans in fulfilling the… Read more »
Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the hearing schedule for October 9 – 13.
The following events are open to the press:
WHO: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
WHAT: Legislative Hearing
WHEN: 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 11, 2017
WHERE: 334 Cannon House Office Building and streaming here.
WHO: House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
WHAT: Markup of… Read more »
Chairman Roe and Ranking Member Walz penned this op-ed on ArmyTimes.com.
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and as legislators and leaders of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, we have a duty to ensure veterans contemplating ending their lives have access to the tools and resources they need to know they are not alone.
Recent data released by the… Read more »
Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) and Rep. Brian Mast (R-Mich.) released the following statements after the House passed legislation introduced by Rep. Mast this morning to extend a number of expiring authorities at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA):
“The heroic men and women that I fought alongside in our Armed Forces have earned the very best care our country has to offer,… Read more »
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, released the following statements after the House passed Roe and Walz’s resolution to authorize the creation of a commemorative coin in honor of The American Legion’s 100 years of service to America’s veterans.
"Since 1919, The American… Read more »
Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the hearing schedule for September 25 – 29.
WHO: Subcommittee on Health
WHAT: Legislative Hearing on “H.R. 93; H.R. 501; H.R. 1063; H.R. 1066; H.R. 1943; H.R. 1972; H.R. 2147; H.R. 2225; H.R. 2327; and, a draft bill to make certain improvements in VA’s Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program”
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.,… Read more »
Today, Chairman Phil Roe, MD (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump proclaimed September 15, 2017, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day:
“At every hearing of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, a chair draped with the official POW/MIA flag remains empty in honor of the men and women who put on the uniform to serve and never returned home. It is a… Read more »
Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the hearing schedule for September 18 – 22.
The following event is open to the press:
WHO: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
WHAT: An Assessment of Leadership Failures at the Manchester, NH VA Medical Center
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. ET, Monday, September 18, 2017
WHERE: New Hampshire National Guard Edward Cross Training Complex,… Read more »
Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the hearing schedule for September 11 – 15.
The following events are open to the press:
WHO: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
WHAT: “VA Mail Management: The Case of the $11,257 Package”
WHEN: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 12, 2017
WHERE: 334 Cannon House Office Building and streaming here.
BACKGROUND: The hearing will… Read more »
