News List

  • Defense Cuts Must Be Addressed
    Jul 16, 2012  - This week, the House will pass legislation to fund our military operations for fiscal year 2013. In total, the bill provides $519.2 billion in base funding and $88.5 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) for Defense activities related to the Global War on Terror. This funding is critical... More
  • Roe Statement on the Sequestration Transparency Act
    Jul 16, 2012  - WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Phil Roe, M.D. (TN-01) released the following statement on passage of the bipartisan H.R. 5872, the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012: “Passage of the bipartisan Sequestration Transparency Act will direct the administration to detail exactly how schedul... More
  • Roe Introduces the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act
    Jun 8, 2012  - WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Phil Roe, M.D. (TN-01) introduced H.R. 5914, the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act, which seeks to create a national memorial honoring the service members who honorably served and died in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Roe m... More
  • Memorial Day: Honoring All Who Served
    May 23, 2012  - On Memorial Day, we will commemorate U.S. soldiers who have died in military service. We will pause in remembrance of those who sacrificed their lives in defense of our free Republic. This Memorial Day we give thanks to the men and women who devoted their lives to defending our freedom. It is the du... More
  • We Need A Plan To Turn The Economy Around
    May 16, 2012  - Every day I hear stories of how more layoffs are threatened and economic uncertainty is being brought about by bills such as the health care law and regulations that stifle innovation. In order to create jobs and get folks back to work, Congress needs to work together in a bipartisan way to be a par... More
  • Congress Must Replace Dangerous Defense Reductions with Sensible Spending Cuts
    May 2, 2012  - Next week, the House will consider legislation to replace destructive and arbitrary cuts to Defense funding with savings derived from reforms to government programs that have rapidly expanded in recent years. Dangerous cuts are on the horizon because the supercommittee failed to find common ground o... More
  • Roe Statement on H.R. 3523, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
    Apr 26, 2012  - WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Phil Roe, M.D. (TN-01) released the following statement on the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CIPSA): “The rising online threat of cyber attacks is one of the greatest threats to our national security, and we must work to protect our nation’s... More
  • Happy New Year
    Jan 4, 2012  - As we begin the New Year, our nation has much to be thankful for and much work to do in order to get our economy back on track. Many are struggling to provide for their family and stay afloat financially. This year, Congress needs to focus on providing new jobs for Tennesseans by removing harmful re... More
  • Giving Back & Giving Thanks
    Nov 22, 2011  - As we celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday with our family and friends, let’s remember its important history and all that the holiday stands for. While there were many celebrations before, in 1789, George Washington signed an official proclamation entitled “General Thanksgiving” which called for a “da... More
  • First Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System
    Nov 4, 2011  - WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Phil Roe, M.D. (TN-01) announced that on November 9 at 2:00 p.m. eastern, the federal government will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The test will last about 30 seconds. During this period, regularly scheduled televisi... More