WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after President-elect Trump nominated Dr. David J. Shulkin to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: “I am pleased President-elect Trump has chosen a physician to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, especially one familiar with the integrating of private practitioners into the VA's network of health care providers. I’ve long s...
Almost seven years ago, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, was signed into law. President Obama promised this law would expand access to and lower the cost of health insurance coverage, but almost every promise the president made about Obamacare has since been broken. Americans were promised they could keep their doctors and the health coverage they had if they liked them, but many could not. In the meantime, the individuals ...
This week, I returned to Washington to be sworn in to the 115th Congress. Serving East Tennesseans in Congress is a true privilege, and I’m honored to be given the opportunity to lead the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee as chairman. This is not a responsibility I take lightly and I realize there is much work to be done on behalf of our heroes, which is why House Republicans didn’t waste any time getting started. In the first days of the new Con...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after being sworn in to serve in the 115th Congress: “Serving the First Congressional District is a privilege, and I am honored and excited to be given this opportunity. For the last eight years, Tennesseans have struggled under President Obama’s reckless and misguided policies, and I look forward to working with President-elect Trump in the new Congress to g...