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 and Senate passed H.R 7105, As Amended, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020: “Serving my fellow veterans in Congress has been the honor of a li... [...]

Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the incoming Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, released the following statements about the nomination of Denis McDonough to serve as the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): “I have seen firsthand the challenges the VA Secretary faces and how vital real world experience can be when it comes to ensuring veterans, caregivers, and their families are taken care of,” said Rankin... [...]

Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the incoming Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kans.), the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statements after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report into senior VA officials’ response to a veteran’s sexual assault allegations at the Washington DC VA Medical Center. “Ev... [...]

Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statements after Rep. Bost was selected to serve as Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs for the 117th Congress. “I congratulate my colleague and good friend, Rep. Bost, on being chosen by the Republican conference to serve as Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs for the 117th Congress,” said Ranking Member Roe. “As a Marine veteran, Mike brings vita... [...]

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. “These three pieces of legislation will improve quality and patient safety throughout the VA healthcare system, ensure that VA’s websites and apps ... [...]